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Gale Warning 701, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 18, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 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.
669 FZAK52 PAFC 182324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-191500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-191500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-191500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-191500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-191500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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864 FZAK52 PAFC 191159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 105 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-200300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-200300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-200300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
970 FZAK52 PAFC 191543 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 UPDATE TO ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 105 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY 740 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-200300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-200300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-200300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
352 FZAK52 PAFC 192325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 998 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-201500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-201500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-201500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-201500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-201500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 18, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THE PATTERN OVER
THE LAST 24 HRS IS THAT THE ELONGATED TROUGH THAT WAS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF HAS DUG ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NEAR 35N. IT HAS BEEN IN
LARGE PART REPLACED BY THE MASSIVE LOW TRACKING JUST NORTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW SHOWS SOME VERY INTERESTING EXTRA-TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS ON SATELLITE IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS. THERE IS A
BROAD SWATH OF UNUSUALLY DRY AIR JUST TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE
CENTER. THIS IS LIKELY THE REMNANTS OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FROM ITS
PREVIOUS TYPHOON STAGE. IT ALSO SHOWS A DEVELOPING LOW CENTER ALOFT
EVEN AS THE SURFACE LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. THIS IS THE SYSTEM
REPLACING THE FORMER WARM CORE ANTICYCLONE WITH A COLD COLD CYCLONE.
IT CONTINUES TO SPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS EASTWARD THROUGH THE
ALEUTIANS. IT IS ALSO TAPPING INTO SOME OF THE DEEPER SUB-TROPICAL
MOISTURE COURTESY OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TROUGH AND SPREADING
MUCH OF THAT AS RAIN INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...IN THE BIG PICTURE...MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 36 HRS OR SO. THERE REMAIN SOME DIFFERENCES
IN THE FINER DETAILS WHICH WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE SENSIBLE
WEATHER...ESPECIALLY HERE IN ANCHORAGE. AS THE STRONG LOW OVER THE
ALEUTIANS TRACKS EASTWARD IT WILL HELP TO DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT NEAR
KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. THE GFS AND EC ARE ABOUT 6 HRS SLOWER
WITH THIS FEATURE THAN THE NAM. THE NAM BRINGS IT IN THE GULF COAST
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH JUST SLIGHTLY MORE INTENSITY THAN
THE OTHER MODELS. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WAS WEIGHTED TOWARD THE
GFS/EC SOLUTION AS THE NAM HAS BEEN TRENDING WEAKER OVER TIME. THAT
SAID...IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH OF A "BREAK" BETWEEN
THIS MORNING'S SYSTEM AND TONIGHT'S SYSTEM FOR ANCHORAGE WINDS TO
TURN BACK DOWN INLET FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING.
WITH THE LARGE ALEUTIAN LOW...ALL MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT
TRACKING THE LOW RIGHT TOWARDS NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ALL MODELS AGREE THAT IT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN IN THIS AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE APPEARS TO BE HOW FAR TO THE WEST IT
RETROGRADES BEFORE IT FALLS APART. THIS DIFFERENCE WILL AFFECT HOW
FAR INLAND THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SOUTH CENTRAL...IT SEEMS AS IF WE ARE IN A
RINSE AND REPEAT PATTERN FOR THE TIME BEING. ONE FRONT HAS MOVED
ONSHORE THIS MORNING AND BROUGHT PLENTY OF RAIN TO MOST AREAS. IN THE
PAST 24 HRS...PORTAGE HAS RECEIVED OVER 2 INCHES AND VALDEZ REPORTED
JUST UNDER AN INCH. MEANWHILE...THE SOUTHEAST FLOW HAS DOWNSLOPED
MUCH OF ANCHORAGE AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF INCH OF RAIN HAS REACHED
THE GROUND. AS THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THIS MORNING...IT SHOULD BE
ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE WINDS MIX DOWN INTO TOWN AND
PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATES A BIT MORE.
THE NEXT FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. IT WILL BE A VERY SIMILAR
SITUATION WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN AND OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS FIRST. WIND SPEEDS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ON PAR WITH
THE OTHER WIND EVENTS THIS WEEK. IT LOOKS AS IF ALL LOCATIONS WILL
REMAIN UNDER WARNING CRITERIA ONCE AGAIN.
SOUTHWEST AK...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE EAST THIS
MORNING. THIS SHOULD BRING A VERY QUICK BREAK IN THE GUSTY WINDS AND
RAIN. THE LEADING PORTION OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD FROM THE
ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN THE
MAIN PIECE OF ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER OF
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PARKS
ITSELF OFF THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO
IMPROVE.
ALEUTIANS...STORM FORCE WINDS AND BOUTS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL DOMINATE
THE AREA AS THE LOW MOVES EAST TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE CHAIN. COLDER AIR WILL
WRAP AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW AND TRIGGER NUMEROUS RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MODELS ARE CONVERGING ON A SOLUTION OF A
MID 990 MB LOW MOVING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOP...THERE LOOKS TO BE A RELATIVE LULL
IN THE ACTION FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL. CLOUDS AND MOUNTAIN SHOWERS
WILL STILL PERSIST UNDER BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW...BUT WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THE MODELS ARE HINTING AT A
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 173 174 175 176 177
GALE WARNING...414 411 412 413 150 155 160 165 170 171 178
180 181 185 119 130 131 132
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
OTTENWELLER OCT 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 18, 8:35 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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