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Storm Warning 165, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 FZAK52 PAFC 011154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 70 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 989 MB SUN MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 984 MB SAT EVENING THEN WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 986 MB BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-020300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-020300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ174-020300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ177-020300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ178-020300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-020300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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949 FZAK52 PAFC 012347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 25 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB THEN TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF HOOPER BAY SUN AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. A 992 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 70 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ150-021500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ173-021500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ174-021500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ177-021500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-021500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ181-021500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
610 FZAK52 PAFC 021153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 130 NM S OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND JUST SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB SUN MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 240 NM SW OF ADAK LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 180 NM NE OF ADAK SUN MORNING AT 986 MB. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB 50 NM S OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-030300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ173-030300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ174-030300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ177-030300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF 180...N WIND 30 KT. E OF 180W...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ178-030300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF ANIAK...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ181-030300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. $$
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 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 31 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER ALASKA. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW ARE TWO TROUGHS...ONE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE OTHER
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE IS A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS ANOTHER UPPER LOW LOCATED BETWEEN THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND HOKKAIDO ISLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS.
THE NAM STARTS TO GO ITS OWN WAY AFTER 60 HOURS AND THUS WAS
DISREGARDED FOR THE LATER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST. THE GLOBAL
MODELS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH TIMING/STRENGTH OF FEATURES. THIS
IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA
IN THE LATER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST. BUT THESE DIFFERENCES ARE NOT
ENOUGH TO WARRANT CONCERN AND THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS NEAR TO
ABOVE NORMAL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY
NIGHT. SOME MOISTURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH (WEAK) CYCLONIC
FLOW WILL KEEP A FEW SHOWERS AROUND...MAINLY IN COASTAL AREAS AND
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TROUGH WILL SLIDE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING COLDER
AIR TO THE AREA...AND SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH ANCHORAGE
AND UP TO THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS. AMOUNTS (IF ANY) ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SLIDE INTO
THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FAR
FROM THE PARENT LOW...WHICH WILL BE FILLING AND WEAKENING BY THAT
TIME. SOME TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE GULF. THIS WILL BE A SOMEWHAT "STANDARD" SYSTEM FOR THE
AREA...WITH WINDS INCREASING ALONG THE GULF COAST AND TURNAGAIN
ARM...AND MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IN UP-SLOPE/COASTAL AREAS AND
LESS INLAND IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SHOWERS OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM THE WEST AND END
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN THE PRIBILOFS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATER FRIDAY.
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH THIS
SYSTEM WHILE IT IS IN ITS STRENGTHENING STAGE...THEN GALES AS IT
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA/PRIBILOFS AND THE
CENTRAL LOW BEGINS TO FILL. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SATURDAY...WITH THE RESIDUAL FRONT REMAINING OVER
THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE NEXT HOKKAIDO/KAMCHATKA STORM WILL BE
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH
NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATER SATURDAY...THEN
THE MAIN LOW WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND BE NEAR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 172 173 174 175 175 177.
GALE WARNING 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 178 179 180 181.
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 31, 6:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 1, 12:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 52 hr |
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