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Storm Warning 137, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 13, 2013, 6:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Oct 13, 2013, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 FZAK52 PAFC 131418 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 UPDATED ZONE 178 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF NELSON LAGOON WEAKENS TO 995 MB LATE THIS AFTERNOON 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK AND CONTINUES MOVING EAST. A LOW 300 NM WEST OF ATTU STRENGTHENS TO 965 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB MON NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REACHES THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-140300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-140300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-140300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-140300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-140300- KISKA TO ATTU 620 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-140300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
436 FZAK52 PAFC 132325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 988 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REACHES THE SOUTHWEST AK COAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-141500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-141500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ177-141500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ178-141500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-141500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 Oct 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE ALCAN THIS MORNING. AN UPPER RIDGE IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND A BLOCKING NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST AK CURVES TO POINT HOPE. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS DRIFTING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE AKPEN. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS CROSSING SOUTHCENTRAL ON ITS WAY TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WITH A DEVELOPED BARRIER JET. A STREAM OF TROPICAL MOISTURE IS AIMED AT THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST. A SECOND LOW IS FORMING WEST OF ATTU...WITH ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH ALLOWING THE EASTERN BERING LOW TO CROSS THE AKPEN TODAY...AND DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD ON MON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AS BRIEF RIDGING MOVES OVER THE AREA. THE NEXT FRONT WILL THEN MOVE FROM ITS CURRENT POSITION OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...ACROSS THE BERING TO SOUTHWEST AK BY MON AFTERNOON. REMNANTS OF THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON TUE. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING WHERE IT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. FINALLY...A THIRD LOW AND FRONT WILL MOVE FROM KAMCHATKA INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT INTO WED. THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE NAM SOLUTION IN THE SHORT TERM... TRANSITIONS TO THE GFS IN THE MID RANGE...AND FINALLY TO WPC GUIDANCE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...WIND...RAIN...AND SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WED AS THE INITIAL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AKPEN...THE SECOND LOW AND FRONT TRANSITS THE BERING...AND THE THIRD LOW AND FRONT BEGIN THEIR TRANSIT OF THE REGION. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...RAIN AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED...WITH A BRIEF BREAK POSSIBLE TONIGHT BENEATH A RAPIDLY MOVING RIDGE. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...VERY STRONG WIND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND THE COAST WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. STRONG WIND WILL AFFECT CHANNELED TERRAIN AGAIN ON TUE WHEN THE SECOND FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF. RAIN AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO WED...FIRST ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STREAM OF MOISTURE AIMED AT THE COAST...AND THEN BENEATH CYCLONIC FLOW AS LOWS AND THE DECAYING FRONT MOVE THROUGH. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A SERIES OF LOWS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...STORM...119 GALES...125 129 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS OCT 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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