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Storm Warning 144, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 18, 2013, 8:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 18, 2013, 8:35 PM AKDT (04:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
521 FZAK51 PAFC 190435 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 UPDATED ZONE 130 131 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ119-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM NAKED ISLAND E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-191500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-191500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E WIND 30 KT NEAR THE SOUND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E WIND 25 KT NEAR THE SOUND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 835 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-191500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 835 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-191500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-191500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-191500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
367 FZAK51 PAFC 191154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 40 KT ALONG THE COAST DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AROUND MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AROUND MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-200300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-200300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 18, 4:15 PM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 4:15 PM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS AFTERNOON REMAINS THE BROAD UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH ENCOMPASSING THE BERING SEA...WITH A 968 MB SURFACE LOW
PUSHING EASTWARD BETWEEN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO MUCH OF
THE BERING...WITH AN AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND CONTINUED RAIN FOR THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. ANOTHER FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY INLAND OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS
CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM...SHOWING GOOD CONSISTENCY IN CURVING THE BERING LOW NORTHWARD
TONIGHT TO A POSITION NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE
LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING IN THE VICINITY OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND ON SUNDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE MAINLAND IN BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS A STOUT DOWNSTREAM RIDGE REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WESTERN CANADA. THERE IS ALSO GOOD AGREEMENT ON
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK TRIPLE POINT FEATURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF
LATE TONIGHT THAT WILL THEN TRACK INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK.
GENERALLY UTILIZED THE NAM FOR INCREASED DETAIL GIVEN THE GOOD
OVERALL AGREEMENT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
MORE WIND AND RAIN IS IN STORE FOR THIS WEEKEND AS ANOTHER FRONT AND
A WEAK TRIPLE POINT FEATURE TRACK INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS WITH
THE BERING LOW TRACKING NORTHWARD AND THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH. THE
TRIPLE POINT LOOKS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
TRACK QUICKLY TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WHICH WILL HELP TO
ENHANCE THE DOWN INLET GRADIENT AND THUS KEEP THE TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS
OUT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
TREND DOWNWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN
BERING AND WEAKENS. THE FRONT AND TRIPLE POINT FEATURE WILL ALSO
BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL THEN KEEP RAIN IN THE FORECAST INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH GENERALLY STEADIER RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SHOWERS
INLAND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAINY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING NEARS NUNIVAK
ISLAND AND REMAINS JUST OFF THE COAST...KEEPING MOST OF THE AREA IN
ONSHORE FLOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND MOVE FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE BERING
SEA THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW PROGRESSES THROUGH THE EASTERN
BERING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH
AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN...BUT RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
IN THE FORECAST INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS SUGGEST AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND A STRONG RIDGE
REMAINING OVER WESTERN CANADA. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED ONSHORE
FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...KEEPING A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 130 131 150 155 160 165 170 172 173 174
175 176 177 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB OCT 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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