Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 437, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 12, 2014, 3:45 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
- Jun 12, 2014, 3:45 PM AKDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2014, 3:24 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 FZAK52 PAFC 122345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 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. PKZ199-131300- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 995 MB FRIDAY MORNING. A 1006 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATES FRIDAY MORNING. A WEAK LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO 320 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 1008 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1010 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-131300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-131300- BRISTOL BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-131300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-131300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-131300- UNALASKA BAY- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-131300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ173-131300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-131300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-131300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ177-131300- ADAK TO KISKA- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ178-131300- KISKA TO ATTU- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-131300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-131300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-131300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-131300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 345 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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859 FZAK52 PAFC 131113 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 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. PKZ199-140015- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 260 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE NEAR ADAK LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140015- BRISTOL BAY- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-140015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-140015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-140015- UNALASKA BAY- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-140015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-140015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-140015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-140015- ADAK TO KISKA- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-140015- KISKA TO ATTU- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-140015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-140015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-140015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-140015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 313 AM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
113 FZAK52 PAFC 132324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 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. PKZ199-141230- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF ADAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-141230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-141230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141230- BRISTOL BAY- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-141230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141230- UNALASKA BAY- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ173-141230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-141230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-141230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ177-141230- ADAK TO KISKA- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-141230- KISKA TO ATTU- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-141230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-141230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-141230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 324 PM AKDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jun 12, 1:44 PM AKDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:44 PM AKDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 144 PM AKDT THU JUN 12 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF BROUGHT SOME LIGHT RAIN TO SW ALASKA...WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY...AND THE KENAI PEN. MARINE STRATUS ALSO DEVELOPED OVER COOK INLET AND BROUGHT LOW CEILINGS AS FAR NORTH AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING. THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON UNDER RELATIVELY FAIR SKIES. A WEAKENING LOW WAS EVIDENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS OVERALL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF. FURTHER WEST MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF AND GEM GLOBAL DIG OUT THE UPPER TROUGH AND MOVE THE UPPER CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ON SUN. IN RESPONSE...A SURFACE CENTER DEVELOPS OVER THE NE PACIFIC AND MOVES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN AK PEN SUN AFTERNOON. THE GFS/NAM ARE SLOWER ON MOVING THE UPPER CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND PUT MORE EMPHASIS ON THE SURFACE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER CENTER. THE ECMWF HAS SHOWN GREATER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS FEATURE. SO WILL LEAN TOWARD A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL AND 12Z EC RUN WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... A WEAK FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SECONDARY FRONT ASSOCIATED A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE AK PEN SPREADS RAIN FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE COAST AND SOUTHEAST EXPOSURES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE BIT OF A MOISTURE SURGE UP THE INLET TONIGHT WHICH COULD BRING A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL BEFORE THE FLOW ALOFT SHIFTS EAST AND THE DOWNSLOPE KICKS IN. RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH FRI WHILE BECOMING MORE SHOWERY INLAND. CHANCES OF SHOWERS/RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS EASTERLY WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND. BY NATURE EASTERLY WAVES CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST...HOWEVER THE MODELS ARE HINTING AT A POTENTIAL FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN FROM COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON SAT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS BUILDING ALONG THE NORTH GULF THIS AFTERNOON IN COMBINATION WITH A STRENGTHENING INTERIOR THERMAL TROUGH WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF TONIGHT WILL BRING GALES TO THE NORTH AND WESTERN GULF...WINDS THEN WEAKENING ON FRI. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES NORTH AND THE WESTERN EDGE OF A FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF TONIGHT IMPACTS BRISTOL BAY. RAIN SHOULD GIVE WAY TO SOME CLOUD BREAKS AND SHOWERS FRI AND SAT AS THE FLOW BECOMES MORE NORTHWESTERLY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ONCE THE LOW PUSHES INTO THE GULF...COLD AIR WILL DROP SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC AND FROM RUSSIA...STRENGTHENING THE PERSISTENT LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. WITH THE COLDER AIR ALOFT AND WARMER TEMPERATURES OVER THE CENTRAL AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM. LONG TERM FORECAST (SUN THROUGH THU)... DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN AMPLIFIED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND INTO THE PANHANDLE. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE STRENGTH OF A PACIFIC NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE CONUS...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE EXACT TRACK AND PLACEMENT OF THE TROUGH. REGARDLESS OF THE SOLUTION...IT LOOKS LIKE A WET AND COOL PERIOD REMAINS LIKELY WITH MULTIPLE SHORT WAVES BEING EJECTED OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND A COLD UPPER LOW SLOWLY MEANDERING THROUGH THE REGION. AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 119 120 130 131 132 138 150 351 352. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && RMC JUN 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:13 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jun 12, 3:19 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 12, 3:31 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jun 12, 3:41 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 12, 3:41 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 12, 3:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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