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Gale Warning 774, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 4, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 4, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
696 FZAK52 PAFC 041248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 115 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN MOVES EAST THIS MORNING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHILE DISSIPATING. A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 981 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN REACHES PEAK INTENSITY AT 949 MB 425 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-050300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-050300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-050300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-050300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 36 FT. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-050300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 34 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. $$
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771 FZAK52 PAFC 050021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 590 NM SW OF SHEMYA RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AS IT TRACKS TO 40 NM S OF SHEMYA AT 952 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 250 NM W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 955 MB WED AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING BY WED MORNING...THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND. $$ PKZ150-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-051500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-051500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT BUILDING TO 36 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ181-051500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER TROUGH STRETCHES ACROSS EASTERN
RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC...WITH A LOW CENTER OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING
EASTWARD...LEAVING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO MUCH OF THE MAINLAND
TODAY. THE MAIN AREAS OF PRECIPITATION ARE ALONG THE FRONT IN THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS OVER THE COPPER BASIN AND
GULF OF ALASKA AS THE GULF LOW MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO HANDLE STRONG LOW OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS VERY WELL. THE GFS REMAINS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF BECOMES THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
FROM WED MORNING AND ON...SHOWING A SLIGHTLY SLOWER PROGRESSION
NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING BY INTO WED AFTERNOON.
CLOSER TO SOUTHCENTRAL...MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF AS IT PROGRESSES SOUTHEASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. DRIER NORTHERLY OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAIN RANGES CAN BE
EXPECTED ON THE BACK END OF THIS PASSING LOW...CONTINUING TO KEEP
LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA
THROUGH WED MORNING. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT
WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. GFS
SEEMS TO BE THE MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION BETWEEN THE WEAKER AND
SLIGHTLY SLOWER (REGARDING THE LOW FORMATION) NAM SOLUTION...AND THE
STRONG AND FASTER (REGARDING LOW FORMATION AND TIMING ON THE FRONT
CROSSING THE GULF) ECMWF SOLUTION. THE GFS BRINGS THE FRONT INTO THE
WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND STARTS TO DECOUPLE THURSDAY
EVENING AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT...GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES IN ITS
WAKE. THIS AREA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE UNTIL
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE FRONT FROM THE
WESTERN BERING LOW SWINGS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...AND COLD
AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES
FOR THE PRECIPITATION TYPE BEING SNOW RATHER THAN RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
DECREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH WED MORNING.
WINDIER AND WETTER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL
PASSAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS
ALONG MUCH OF THE WESTERN COAST FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH. A WINTERY
MIX IS EXPECTED WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL PUSH OF THIS SYSTEM...THEN A
TRANSITION TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ON THE BACK
END OF THE FRONT...GUIDANCE INDICATES A COLD POOL DIGGING INTO THE
EASTERN BERING AND TRANSITIONING OVER THE WESTERN COAST BEGINNING
LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A WINTERY MIX BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO
THE WEEKEND. THE LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY THE CYCLONE WILL BE
REINFORCED BY THIS STRONG WESTERLY FLOW...AND WILL LIKELY GENERATE A
STORM SURGE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THIS VERY
REASON AND WILL CARRY A SIMILAR START TIME AS THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
WATCH.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...
HIGH WINDS TO HURRICANE FORCE WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL
GO THROUGH A SECOND INTENSIFICATION PHASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
MID LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTS INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS COLD AIR ALOFT
RAPIDLY ADVANCES INTO THE BACK OF THE LOW AND GENERATES EXTREMELY
POWERFUL WINDS APPROACHING 100 MPH IN GUSTS NEAR SHEMYA TONIGHT.
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CYCLONE WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUANCE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FOR
TONIGHT. MARINERS ARE URGED IN THIS AREA TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR
POWERFUL WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS TO 40 FEET OR MORE ACROSS THE BERING
SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA
OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE CURRENT
BERING LOW...HOWEVER IT WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SEA SWELLS TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH THIS TIME.
OTHERWISE...THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE
WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BUT NO SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE ON
THE HORIZON AT THIS TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...187 191 195.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...155 161.
MARINE...HURRICANE 178 185 411 412 413.
STORM 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 179 180 181 414.
GALE 130 131 132 150 155 160 165 171 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SCHRECKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:58 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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