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Storm Warning 149, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ185-251500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
219 FZAK52 PAFC 251139 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF TOKSOOK BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM NW OF TOKSOOK BAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 992 MB EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN WILL MOVE TO 60 NM N OF GAMBELL WHILE WEAKENING TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 330 NM S OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM S OF ADAK AT 981 MB FRI EVENING THEN MOVE TO 300 NM S OF ADAK AT 984 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-260300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-260300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-260300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A FRONT
STRETCHING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND THEN SOUTH ACROSS THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THAT IS MOVING EAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS ALONG THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA WEST COAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60
HOURS (SATURDAY AFTERNOON). AFTER THAT THERE ARE TIMING/STRENGTH
DIFFERENCES WITH FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS AND SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS. THE DIFFERENCES
FOR THE MOST PART ARE NOT LARGE...BUT WOULD HAVE SOME CONSEQUENCES
FOR SENSIBLE WEATHER OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AND THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL AFTER THAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS AND LOCAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT CROSSES SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND WEAKENS. A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
KEEPING SOME SHOWERS IN THE AREA...MAINLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHICH WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH
LONGER. AN EXTENSION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RIDGE WILL PUSH INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY FOR A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER. THE NEXT
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES
EAST AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT RETURNS. DETAILS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE
STILL A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO HASH OUT DUE TO THE MODEL DIFFERENCES
MENTIONED ABOVE.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT AS THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHWARD. SHOWERY WEATHER AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH THE LOW GRADUALLY
WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS GENERALLY ALONG THE COAST. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL LEAD TO
TEMPORARILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A LEADING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN
OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AS THE POWERFUL LOW
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. ON
THE BACK END OF THE LOW NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND NUMEROUS
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAKER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH. A
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MAKE ITS
WAY INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 165 170 180 185.
GALE WARNING 119 120 125 150 155 160 171 172 173 174
175 177 178 179 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG/PEPE OCT 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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