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Gale Warning 670, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 8, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 8, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

986 
FZAK52 PAFC 082351
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME A COMPLEX LOW 
AS IT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 140 NM
NORTHEAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. A LOW WILL
FORM EAST OF KAMCHATKA THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 992 MB.
$$

PKZ150-091500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-091500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-091500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-091500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-091500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-091500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
005 
FZAK52 PAFC 091132
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 270 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MOVES TO 30 NM
NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 983 MB THU MORNING...THEN TRACKS TO
40 NM EAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 989 MB FRI MORNING. A LOW MOVES
TO 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 989 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-100300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-100300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-100300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-100300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-100300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-100300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
883 
FZAK52 PAFC 092353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 981 MB COMPLEX LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL TRACK TO
100 NM NORTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 983 MB BY EARLY THU
AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 989 MB BY FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-101500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-101500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-101500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-101500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-101500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-101500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PATTERN OVER ALASKA/BERING SEA CONTINUES TO BE FAIRLY
PROGRESSIVE. THERE IS A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER ALASKA CENTERED
OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND...WITH A COLD FRONT STRETCHING SOUTHWEST
FROM THE GULF COAST ALMOST TO THE MIDWAY ISLANDS. THERE IS AN UPPER
LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE
IS IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT EARLY ON...THEN BEGIN TO SHOW SOME
SPREAD LATER ON. THE MAIN ISSUES ARE HOW THEY HANDLE THE
EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION OF TYPHOON DANA AND ALSO A LOW MOVING INTO
THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. BOTH OF THESE ARE ISSUES FOR AFTER 60
HOURS. FOR THESE TWO FEATURES...MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT THAN THEY HAVE BEEN...WITH BOTH SYSTEMS NOW PREDICTED TO
BE WEAKER THAN WHAT THE 00Z ECMWF HAD. ALL THIS CONSIDERED...THE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN AVERAGE EARLY ON...THEN NEAR TO
BELOW AVERAGE AFTER 60 HOURS (THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BEYOND).

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE ALASKA LOW WILL BROADEN AND SPLIT TONIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT ALONG THE
TRIPLE POINT. THIS LOW WILL RIDE THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW INTO THE
PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
NORTHERN GULF WITH THE SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THIS LOW. THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE LOW WILL MOVER MORE SLOWLY INTO NORTHERN
ALASKA. THE LOW WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS TONIGHT REACHING SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATER ON
WEDNESDAY. THE SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SLOWING DOWN INTO THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA. THE LOW WILL THEN PUSH INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ON THURSDAY AND DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY. FAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE
FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST...BRINGING ANOTHER LOW INTO/ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE MODELS ARE
NOT CURRENTLY DOING TO WELL WITH THIS RECENTLY TRANSITIONED TROPICAL
SYSTEM.

FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...PRECIPITATION WILL WIND DOWN TONIGHT AS
THE UPPER LOW SPLITS AND MOVES EAST. THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THIS
LOW WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SHORT-WAVE
RIDGE. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN...THEN TAPER OFF ON
FRIDAY AS IT DISSIPATES.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS
SURFACE PRESSURE RISES PUSH STRONGLY INTO WESTERN ALASKA BEHIND THE
LOW. ALSO EXPECTING SOME SHOWERS WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW. A BRIEF
BREAK IN THE WINDS/RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA
LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY
FOR SOME LINGERING SHOWERS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130 131 178.
         GALE WARNING 119 129 132 136 137 138 139 141 150 155 160
                   165 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 179 180 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG OCT 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 8, 8:45 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC19 hr
Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.