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Storm Warning 108, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Sep 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
048 FZAK52 PAFC 231159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB AND DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 968 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 973 MB BY EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 160W...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ JM
1 follow-up statement
167 FZAK52 PAFC 232310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB TUE AFTERNOON 210 NM NORTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED MORNING AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 985 MB WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT IN THE EVENING N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT BECOMING SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Sep 22, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 .MODELS GOOD THROUGH TUE THEN THEN EC UK BECOME FASTER BUT BOTH TAKE A WEAKENING LOW EAST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE GULF LATE WED AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS APPEAR TO HAVE PEAKED ACROSS THE KODIAK ISLAND AREAS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE STATE AIRPORT AND EVEN HIGHER GUSTS ELSEWHERE IN THE ZONE. THIS WIND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO KICK UP DUST/ASH OFF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND BLOW IT OVER THE ISLAND. SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXTEND BACK TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BETWEEN 147W AND 150W WITH SNOW LEVELS VARYING AROUND 500 FT. SNOW WILL BE MORE SCATTERED ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND CONFINED TO THE UPSLOPE AREAS. THIS WILL ALL END FROM WEST TO EAST MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE COMES IN FROM BRISTOL BAY. NEXT STORM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. THIS WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN ST GEORGE ISLE AND DUTCH HARBOR TUE EVENING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 968 MB. GALES AND POSSIBLY STORM FORCES WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM. AFTER A NICE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT RAIN AND WIND WILL AGAIN SPREAD TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST, AND THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME LIGHT WINDS AND DRY WEATHER WILL BE SEEN FROM THE GULF NORTH TO THE ALASKA RANGE. CHINOOK TYPE WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 120 136 137 138 155 160 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. *** SEP 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 23, 12:53 AM AKDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1253 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 AKZ171-231500- ...MINOR ASHFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE RE-SUSPENDED DUST AND ASH FROM THE 1912 NOVARUPTA/KATMAI VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND SPREAD IT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. MINOR DUST OR ASHFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ISLAND THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. ANY ASHFALL ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO A TRACE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 23, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:57 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:57 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.