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Gale Warning 385, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 18, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2014, 2:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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
Apr 18, 2014, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2014, 3:45 AM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

059 
FZAK52 PAFC 182254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

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.

PKZ199-191145-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 992 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE FRI
NIGHT. A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO 
THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A DEVELOPING 
LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 325 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 976 MB.

$$

PKZ150-191145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-191145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ160-191145-
BRISTOL BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-191145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS
2 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-191145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-191145-
UNALASKA BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-191145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-191145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ174-191145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-191145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-191145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-191145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-191145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-191145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-191145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-191145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ185-191145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
254 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20
KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 18, 12:55 PM AKDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 12:55 PM AKDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1255 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN INTENSE
LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ABOUT TO OCCLUDE. IT HAS JUST BEGUN
A STRONG TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AS RIDGE BUILDS OUT AHEAD
OF IT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE FOCUS OF WEATHER OVER THE GULF THIS
WEEKEND. MEANWHILE THE LARGE CLOSED LOW WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING
OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS HAS SHIFTED EASTWARD AND IS NOW
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. COLDER AIR MOVING IN
BEHIND THE LOW HAS CHANGED PRECIPITATION TO SNOW FROM THE
PRIBILOFS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE
AT OR ABOVE FREEZING SO DON'T EXPECT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION.
MULTIPLE WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW AROUND THIS LOW ARE
AFFECTING MOST OF THE ALASKA REGION. THE MOST NOTEWORTHY SHORT-
WAVE EXTENDS FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND IS
MOVING NORTHWARD. THE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH IS UNSTABLE AS
INDICATED BY 850-500 LAPSE RATES OF 7.4 TO 8.2 C/KM IN 12Z
SOUNDINGS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS INSTABILITY IS
EVIDENT IN THE SHOWERY CHARACTERISTIC OF RADAR RETURNS THIS
MORNING. EVEN WITH INSTABILITY THE BULK OF PRECIP IS FALLING ALONG
THE COAST. A DOWNSLOPE HOLE IS NOTED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IN THE LEE
OF THE COASTAL RANGE...HELPING KEEP LOW LEVELS PRETTY DRY INLAND.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS ARE PRETTY CLOSE WITH POSITION AND
STRENGTH OF INTENSE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. HOWEVER...THE
ECMWF SEEMS TO BE VERIFYING CLOSEST TO REALITY (BASED ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY). MOST NOTEWORTHY...IT IS QUICKER TO OCCLUDE THE LOW THIS
MORNING AND HAS GENERALLY SHOWN THE BEST RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY
WITH THIS SYSTEM THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE ONE EVIDENT TREND IN THE
LATEST RUN OF THE ECMWF RUN IS TO SLOW DOWN THE WESTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THE TRIPLE POINT LOW WHICH FORMS TONIGHT. SLOWER
MOTION MAKES SENSE WITH THE FIRST LOW ABOUT TO OCCLUDE AND BECOME
WRAPPED UP...HELPING SLOW DOWN THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM.

THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF LOW WHICH DEVELOPS
OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND MOVES TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS...BUT
NOTHING WHICH FUNDAMENTALLY AFFECTS THE FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS THE SHORT-WAVE EXIST TO THE NORTH AND
MUCH STABLER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND IT. A BUILDING RIDGE ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST WILL PRODUCE GUSTY GAP WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT THE RIDGE WILL BE QUICKLY SHUNTED NORTHWARD BY THE
APPROACHING NORTHEAST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL
BECOME NORTHERLY. THIS WILL AID IN DRYING THINGS OUT (AND CLEARING
OUT ANY REMAINING LOW LEVEL CLOUDS). AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE
INITIAL IMPACTS OF THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BE CONFINED TO KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE GULF WATERS ON SATURDAY WHILE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL
SEE SUNNY SKIES UNDERNEATH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE. THERE HAS BEEN
MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ON SUNDAY AS THE
TRIPLE POINT LOW BECOMES DOMINANT AND CURVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE
GULF. A MAJORITY OF MODELS SHOW THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH SWINGING FAR
ENOUGH NORTH TO BRING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SOME RESIDUAL MID TO HIGH
CLOUDS...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. THE UPPER
RIDGE WILL SET UP SHOP OVER THE INTERIOR MONDAY WITH THE RIDGE
AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. MODELS INDICATE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME SHOWERS WITH VERY WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE
UPPER FLOW...BUT WITH A STABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE THINK THE ONLY
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO PROXIMITY
TO THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. MODELS ARE MORE
AGGRESSIVE IN ADVECTING MOISTURE FROM NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW
WESTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY ON SATURDAY.
THUS...LOOK FRO CONTINUED CLOUDINESS WITH AREAS OF
RAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE REST OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DRY OUT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE
BUILDING OVER THE MAINLAND. EVEN BRISTOL BAY SHOULD DRY OUT SUNDAY
AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MONDAY IS MORE
UNCERTAIN AS A WEAK TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE
RIDGE. RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T LOOK STRONG TO PRODUCE MORE THAN A FEW
CLOUDS AND PERHAPS SOME MOUNTAIN SHOWERS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A BRIEF BREAK WILL ENSUE SATURDAY AS THE
UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA IS SHEARED APART AND
RIDGE BUILDS IN AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW. THIS
STORM SYSTEM WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS IT MAKES
ITS WAY INTO THE BERING.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST...GENERAL OUTLOOK FOR THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7
PERIOD REMAINS CONSISTENT...WITH A LOW IN THE BERING/ALEUTIANS AND
A HIGH LATITUDE BLOCK PROVIDING DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER FOR MUCH
OF MAINLAND ALASKA. ONE CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY'S MODEL RUNS IS THAT
THE BERING LOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST COAST
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS INITIALLY ABOVE
AVERAGE...BUT FALLS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK WITH UNCERTAINTY IN
WHETHER THE THE BERING LOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL AS IT EXITS TO
THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OR WHETHER THE UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE AND
KEEP OUT CLOUDS AND PRECIP.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 131 132 138 150 155.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SEB APR 14

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 3:46 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC59 hr
Apr 18, 3:46 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 18, 3:52 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 18, 2:54 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Apr 18, 2:54 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.