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Gale Warning 643, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
635 FZAK62 PAFC 251134 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169W WILL MOVE TO 62N 171W WHILE WEAKENING TO 992 MB EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN WILL MOVE TO 65N 171W WHILE WEAKENING TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 47N 175E WILL MOVE TO 48N 172W AT 981 MB FRI EVENING THEN MOVE TO 47N 173W AT 984 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W OF 174W...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. EAST OF 174W...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
344 FZAK62 PAFC 252318 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-261500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 61N 170W WILL MOVE TO 64N 171W AT 1005 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 49N 174W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY INTO SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB...THEN MOVE TO 50N 167W AT 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
241 FZAK62 PAFC 261128 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 176W WILL MOVE TO 50N 168W AT 992 MB SUN EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS LATE SAT EVENING NEAR 57N 172W AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 62N 173W MON MORNING. A 1001 MB LOW DEVELOPS SUN MORNING NEAR 46N 158W AND STRENGTHENS TO 986 MB NEAR 58N 157W MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
825 FZAK62 PAFC 262323 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175W WILL MOVE TO 49N 168W AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPS LATE SAT EVENING NEAR 56N 171W AND MOVES TO 60N 174W SUN EVENING WHERE IT REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO 47N 167W AT 977 MB BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 KT E OF 174W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
263 FZAK62 PAFC 271132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173W WILL MOVE TO 62N 174W THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 177W MON NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 48N 172W WILL MOVE TO 52N 165W AT 992 MB TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 996 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 55N 156W THIS EVENING AND MOVES NORTH AND INLAND EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. E OF 172W...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. E OF 175W...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
305 FZAK62 PAFC 272321 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY TUE MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 70 NM WEST OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK NORTH AND INLAND BY THIS EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH WEST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT..VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A FRONT
STRETCHING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND THEN SOUTH ACROSS THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THAT IS MOVING EAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS ALONG THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA WEST COAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60
HOURS (SATURDAY AFTERNOON). AFTER THAT THERE ARE TIMING/STRENGTH
DIFFERENCES WITH FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS AND SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS. THE DIFFERENCES
FOR THE MOST PART ARE NOT LARGE...BUT WOULD HAVE SOME CONSEQUENCES
FOR SENSIBLE WEATHER OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AND THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL AFTER THAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS AND LOCAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT CROSSES SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND WEAKENS. A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
KEEPING SOME SHOWERS IN THE AREA...MAINLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHICH WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH
LONGER. AN EXTENSION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RIDGE WILL PUSH INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY FOR A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER. THE NEXT
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES
EAST AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT RETURNS. DETAILS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE
STILL A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO HASH OUT DUE TO THE MODEL DIFFERENCES
MENTIONED ABOVE.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT AS THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHWARD. SHOWERY WEATHER AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH THE LOW GRADUALLY
WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS GENERALLY ALONG THE COAST. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL LEAD TO
TEMPORARILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A LEADING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN
OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AS THE POWERFUL LOW
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. ON
THE BACK END OF THE LOW NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND NUMEROUS
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAKER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH. A
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MAKE ITS
WAY INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 165 170 180 185.
GALE WARNING 119 120 125 150 155 160 171 172 173 174
175 177 178 179 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG/PEPE OCT 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.