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Gale Warning 769, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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
- Nov 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846 FZAK52 PAFC 022350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB SUN MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND SUN MORNING AT 988 MB...THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-031500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-031500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ174-031500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUN AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-031500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-031500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ181-031500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 30 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
076 FZAK52 PAFC 031218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND DISSIPATES THIS MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 990 MB 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING MON MORNING IN BRISTOL BAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES TO 265 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-040300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ174-040300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-040300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ178-040300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ181-040300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$
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 Nov 2, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A WEAKENING UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. ANOTHER LOW IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. THE OVER-ALL PATTERN ACROSS THE PACIFIC CONTINUES TO BE PROGRESSIVE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE EXCEPTION IS IN HOW THEY HANDLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW ALONG THE FRONT IN THE GULF LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE ECMWF/GEM/UKMET ARE GENERALLY FASTER AND STRONGER...WITH AN ACTUAL SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING. THE GFS/NAM ARE WEAKER AND SLOWER...AND NEVER "CLOSE OFF" A LOW BUT JUST GO FOR A FAIRLY SHARP FRONT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE NUNIVAK ISLAND LOW WILL TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT. THE OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BASICALLY STALL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AS IT BEGINS TO BREAK APART. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ALONG THE COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BASICALLY DISSIPATE ON SUNDAY. WITH SOME MOISTURE LINGERING OVER THE AREA AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT SOME SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. THE FRONT FROM THE SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND WINDS...AGAIN MOSTLY FOR COASTAL AREAS AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. THE UPPER LOW ITSELF WILL SLIDE EASTWARD AND MOVE INTO THE GULF NEAR KODIAK ISLAND EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN PUSH SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE NUNIVAK LOW MOVES NORTH. THE NEXT LOW SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE BERING SEA TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LATER SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL NOT BE VERY ORGANIZED OVER THE AREA...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS ARE AROUND FOR CONTINUED SHOWERY WEATHER. THE UPPER LOW WILL SLIDE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY EARLY MONDAY THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE FAIRLY DRY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE EXITING LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 155 170 171 172 174 176 177 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG NOV 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Nov 2, 9:46 PM AKDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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