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Gale Warning 823, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2013, 4:00 PM 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 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
388 FZAK52 PAFC 240043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON AT 993 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE MON AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-241500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-241500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-241500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-241500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-241500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
479 FZAK52 PAFC 241251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING AT 1001 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-250300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-250300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-250300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-250300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-250300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
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 23, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT NOV 23 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER WESTERN ALASKA WITH A FAIRLY
STRONG SHORT-WAVE TROUGH SLIDING NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THERE IS ANOTHER LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR WITH A FRONTAL BAND MOVING INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND ANOTHER (WEAKER) RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA
CENTERED JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. EVEN THE
NAM IS NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENT EARLY ON...THOUGH IT CANNOT BE USED
PAST 48 HOURS IN THE GULF DUE TO ITS KNOW STRUGGLES WITH LOWS COMING
UP FROM THE SOUTH. ONCE AGAIN A PREFERENCE FOR THE GFS AND ECMWF FOR
THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER
SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL PUSH NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING
SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE AREA. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL PUSH NORTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON
SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY THE GULF HIGH ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
SEE BETTER CHANCES OF SNOW/RAIN THROUGH MONDAY AS AN OCCLUDED FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DUTCH HARBOR LOW WILL STAY OVER THE AREA. THE
UPPER LOW ITSELF WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA ON SUNDAY. THE HIGH
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ON MONDAY WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF (MONDAY) AND
THEN TO THE GULF COAST (MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY). THIS WILL ENHANCE
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AFTER A BRIEF BREAK SUPPLIED BY THE RIDGE.
FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE PATTERN OF TROUGH IN THE EAST AND RIDGE IN THE WEST WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE (MOVE
WESTWARD) THROUGH THE PERIOD AND AS THE DUTCH HARBOR LOW MOVES INTO
THE BERING SEA THE CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING
SEA WILL INCREASE...BRINGING AN INCREASE OF SHOWERS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 155 172 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG NOV 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 23, 6:08 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 24, 4:43 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 8 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.