Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 109, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 24, 2013, 4:00 AM 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
- Sep 24, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
120 FZAK52 PAFC 241149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 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 AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 976 MB EARLY WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB BY EARLY THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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617 FZAK52 PAFC 242319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING...SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
177 FZAK52 PAFC 242327 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING...SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
367 FZAK52 PAFC 251150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 120 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB BY EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
THE MULTI-DAY STORM IN THE GULF IS WEAKENING FROM THE TOP-DOWN...WITH
THE UPPER LEVELS NOW JUST AN OPEN WAVE AND THE SURFACE LOW FILLING
RAPIDLY. DEEP MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SPREAD BACK ALL THE WAY TO UPPER
COOK INLET...AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERLY SHORTWAVE HAS
BROUGHT THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON TO PARTS OF THE
ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS. A TRANSIENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS ALLOWING FOR SUNNY SKIES
AND SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES. FURTHER WEST...A SUBSTANTIAL UPPER
TROUGH IS DIGGING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY
BEGINNING TO SHOW A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
LEFT-EXIT REGION OF A 145 KT JET STREAK CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH THE GULF LOW FINALLY WEAKENING ALL EYES TURN TO THE NEXT MAJOR
STORM CURRENTLY FORMING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. MODEL TRENDS IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE ALL BEEN TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED OF THIS LOW.
WHEN COMPARED TO WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...THE DEEP MOISTURE BOUNDARY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET STREAM IS STILL FURTHER WEST THAN ALL OF THE
MODELS...MEANING THAT PERHAPS THE FORECAST WILL NEED TO BE SLOWED
DOWN EVEN FURTHER IN SUBSEQUENT FORECAST UPDATES. AS THIS LOW HEADS
EASTWARD...THE NAM BECOMES AN OUTLIER IN BRINGING THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW/WAVE INTO INTERIOR ALASKA AS OPPOSED TO MOVING INTO THE GULF.
THUS ON BOTH FORECAST DOMAINS THE GFS WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL...BOTH
SLOWING DOWN THE PROGRESS OF THE LOW AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS
SLIGHTLY. THE NEXT STORM THAT FORMS ON THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING CONTINUES TO HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT MODEL DISAGREEMENT. ALL
THAT CAN BE CONFIDENTLY SAID AT THIS POINT IS THAT A VERY STRONG 200
KT JET STREAM WILL BE FUELING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG LOW THAT
WILL DROP TOWARD THE BRISTOL BAY AREA SOMETIME THURSDAY NIGHT OR
FRIDAY MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AS AN
UPPER TROUGH FINALLY PUSHES DEEP MOISTURE OUT OF THE AREA. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE BOTTOM TO FALL OUT FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS WITH SNOWFALL FROM TODAY...ALLOWING THE AREA TO EXPERIENCE A
HARD FREEZE AGAIN TONIGHT. THIS ALSO INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME
PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY AROUND UPPER COOK INLET
WHERE PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN THE HEAVIEST. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE AT ALL LEVELS MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING BERING SEA LOW. THE WEATHER
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL ENTER THE GULF BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...ONCE AGAIN TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS. CURRENTLY...IT
LOOKS LIKE WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM WILL TOP OUT SHY OF WARNING
LEVELS...BUT IF MODELS TREND TOWARD THE 12Z NAM SOLUTION AND CARRY
MORE OF THE STORMS ENERGY INTO THE INTERIOR THESE SPEEDS WILL NEED TO
BE REVISED UPWARD.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST BY
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE BERING LOW GAINS STRENGTH. STRONG WINDS WILL
NOT MAKE MUCH PROGRESS INLAND AS THE FRONT STALLS ALONG THE
COAST...BUT A PERIOD OF RAIN WILL STILL LIKELY SPREAD INLAND ACROSS
MOST AREAS ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW CENTER ITSELF WILL FOLLOW A
TRACK ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND INTO THE GULF...SIMILAR TO THE LAST
STORM...WHICH WILL KEEP MOST OF SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE STRONGEST
PORTIONS OF THE STORM WITH SHOWERS AND CLOUDINESS THE BIGGEST IMPACT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SOURCE
REGION FOR STRONG LOW DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...THE FIRST LOW WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS
EVENING AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK TO THE PREVIOUS STORM. AS
SUCH...EXPECTING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO AGAIN BEAR THE BRUNT OF
THIS STORM. SOME KEY DIFFERENCES...THOUGH...ARE THAT THE FORWARD
SPEED OF THE STORM ITSELF WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER WHICH WILL
MAKE IT HARD FOR WINDS TO BECOME TOO EXTREME. ADDITIONALLY...THE
STORM WILL HAVE PEAKED IN INTENSITY PRIOR TO REACHING THE DUTCH
HARBOR AREA. BOTTOM LINE: EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BUT
LIKELY PEAK RIGHT AROUND HURRICANE FORCE (75 MPH)...THUS WILL BE
UPGRADING THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AS
MENTIONED...THE STORM WILL BE WEAKENING AS IT HEADS EASTWARD FROM THE
DUTCH HARBOR AREA...BUT MAY HOLD STRENGTH LONG ENOUGH TO ALSO BRING
HIGH WINDS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AREA...THUS WILL BE ISSUING A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THIS AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH LOOKS AS IF IT WILL STAY IN PLACE ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND. THIS MEANS A CONTINUATION OF
THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK ACROSS THE BERING SEA THAT FEATURES STRONG
LOWS MOVING EASTWARD AND DROPPING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MAINLAND WILL REBOUND TO NEAR-NORMAL ON
TUESDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINS TO BRING IN SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT.
HOWEVER...THIS WILL ALSO BRING IN CHANCES FOR RAIN STARTING MIDWEEK
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL
AREAS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 185
HIGH WIND WATCH 181
MARINE...STORM 170 172
GALE 120 130 132 150 155 160 165 171 175 176 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD SEP 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr |
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