Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 147, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 23, 2013, 4:00 PM 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
- Oct 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119 FZAK52 PAFC 232339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 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 WED OCT 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE THU MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 954 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. A 984 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT BY MIDDAY. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-241500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-241500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-241500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-241500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-241500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
394 FZAK52 PAFC 241157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SARICHEF WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 969 MB EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO 998 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF ATKA EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-250300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-250300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-250300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-250300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-250300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
903 FZAK52 PAFC 242317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 974 MB LATE FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL WHILE WEAKENING TO 1011 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-251500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-251500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-251500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-251500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-251500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVING NORTH. A SMALL LOW CENTERED JUST
WEST OF YAKUTAT IS MOVING ONSHORE. ANOTHER LOW IS JUST SOUTHEAST OF
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE BASE OF
THE ALEUTIAN UPPER LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE ECMWF AND GEM
ARE STILL FURTHER EAST...FASTER...AND A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THE LOW
MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA LATE TONIGHT THAN THE GFS AND NAM. THE
ECMWF/GEM IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE MODELS ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THE CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS HIGHER THAN
NORMAL. THERE IS A BIT OF A LARGER SPREAD WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING
INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
BUT THE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE THE BASIC DYNAMICS CORRECT...AND FEEL
THAT THEY WILL BEGIN TO CONVERGE IN SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE YAKUTAT LOW WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN...ENDING BY LATE
EVENING. OTHERWISE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE DRY TONIGHT.
THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA LATE
TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT (WARNING LEVEL) WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA BOTH WITH THE WARM FRONT THIS EVENING AND THEN WITH
THE "WRAP AROUND" TIP OF THE OCCLUSION THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AND WINDS (BELOW WARNING LEVEL) WITH THE
LEADING FRONTAL BAND WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY MORNING INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "TRIPLE POINT" LOW ALONG
THE FRONT WILL HELP TO KEEP WINDS SPEEDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM BELOW
WARNING LEVELS.
THE LOW WILL THEN TAKE A TURN TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST WHILE WEAKENING.
WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA ON FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW THAT WAS NEAR KAMCHATKA WILL BE SOUTH
OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN DEVELOP INTO THE
DOMINANT LOW IN THE AREA...WITH PRECIPITATION AND WINDS SPREADING
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 155 165 172 179 180 185.
GALE WARNING 119 120 125 129 130 131 132 136 137 138 150
160 170 171 173 174 176 177 178 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG OCT 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 6:41 PM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 9:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 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.