Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 490, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 24, 2014, 3:42 AM 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
- Aug 24, 2014, 3:42 AM AKDT (11:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2014, 3:26 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718 FZAK51 PAFC 241142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-250100- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-250100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-250100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250100- RESURRECTION BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-250100- PORT VALDEZ- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-250100- VALDEZ ARM- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250100- PASSAGE CANAL- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-250100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-250100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-250100- CHINIAK BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-250100- MARMOT BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-250100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-250100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-250100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-250100- KACHEMAK BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
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008 FZAK51 PAFC 242204 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 UPDATE TO ZONES 119 AND 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-250315- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-250315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-250315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250315- RESURRECTION BAY- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-250315- PORT VALDEZ- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-250315- VALDEZ ARM- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250315- PASSAGE CANAL- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-250315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-250315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-250315- CHINIAK BAY- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-250315- MARMOT BAY- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-250315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-250315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-250315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-250315- KACHEMAK BAY- 204 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
442 FZAK51 PAFC 242326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-251230- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON MORNING. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-251230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-251230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251230- RESURRECTION BAY- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-251230- PORT VALDEZ- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-251230- VALDEZ ARM- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251230- PASSAGE CANAL- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-251230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-251230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-251230- CHINIAK BAY- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-251230- MARMOT BAY- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-251230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-251230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251230- KACHEMAK BAY- 326 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Aug 23, 2:14 PM AKDT, 13 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 2:14 PM AKDT, 13 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 214 PM AKDT SAT AUG 23 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO WESTERN AK THIS AFTERNOON WITH EMBEDDED CUT-OFF LOWS OVER KAMCHATKA AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A RIDGE IS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK WHILE A WEAK TROUGH IS OVER THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLE. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING HAS A CENTER NORTH OF ATKA...WITH A WEAKENING LOW RAPIDLY LOSING DEFINITION NEAR THE END OF THE AKPEN. A RIDGE IS OVER THE GULF OF AK AND MAINLAND AK. A WEATHER FRONT IS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF AK...AND A SECOND FRONT IS ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN TAKING SHAPE OVER THE REGION. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL BREAK DOWN AND ALLOW THE ALEUTIAN LOW TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY TUE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW THE INITIAL SURFACE FRONT TO REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF TONIGHT...AND THEN THE MAIN FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON MON. THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THESE FEATURES WILL THEN ALLOW A LOW TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE INITIAL FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE GULF COAST TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME DOWNSLOPING WILL INITIALLY KEEP CONDITIONS DRY DOWNWIND OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS. ON SUN THE DOWNSLOPING ENDS AND THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. ON MON RAIN WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE SECOND FRONT AS WELL AS THE UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS ON TUE. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND REMAIN UNTIL THE UPPER LOW HAS MOVED EAST ON TUE. SOME WIND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUE BENEATH THE UPPER LOW...AND WILL BE REENHANCED AS THE NEXT LOW SLIDE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN BERING ON TUE. && .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER LEVEL WEAK RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BRING DRIER CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST MAINLAND. BY THURSDAY SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL WEAK SHORTWAVES WILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION KICKING OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND COMBINING WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ENTERING THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO THE REGION GOING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THE BERING SEA WILL HAVE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BE POSITIONED THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL TRACK THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND REACH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTLINE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH STRATUS AND FOG GOING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...131 138. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && DS/PLD AUG 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:42 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 24, 3:52 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 24, 3:26 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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