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Storm Warning 115, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 25, 2014, 3:47 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
- Oct 25, 2014, 3:47 PM AKDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2014, 3:46 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
062 FZAK52 PAFC 252347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 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. PKZ199-261230- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 995 MB LOW 250 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-261230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-261230- BRISTOL BAY- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-261230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-261230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-261230- UNALASKA BAY- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-261230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-261230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-261230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-261230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-261230- ADAK TO KISKA- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-261230- KISKA TO ATTU- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-261230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-261230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-261230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 347 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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947 FZAK52 PAFC 261138 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 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. PKZ199-270015- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 250 NW WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 994 MB 120 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-270015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-270015- BRISTOL BAY- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-270015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-270015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-270015- UNALASKA BAY- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-270015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-270015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-270015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-270015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-270015- ADAK TO KISKA- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-270015- KISKA TO ATTU- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-270015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-270015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-270015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 338 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
703 FZAK52 PAFC 262346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 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. PKZ199-271245- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 110 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-271245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-271245- BRISTOL BAY- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-271245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 BECOMING S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-271245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-271245- UNALASKA BAY- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-271245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ174-271245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-271245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-271245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-271245- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-271245- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-271245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-271245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-271245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-271245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN ELONGATED UPPER LOW THAT STRETCHES FROM FAR EASTERN RUSSIA TO JUST OFF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA IS CREATING ZONAL FLOW ALOFT OVER THE ENTIRE BERING SEA AND SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY. THERE ARE SOME SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCES IN THIS FLOW WHICH ARE BRINGING SOME ARES OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AS WELL. THE FIRST IS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND ANOTHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE POLAR JET IS RUNNING OFF FAR NORTHERN JAPAN TO KAMCHATKA AND THEN THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING SEA JUST SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. THE LOCATION OF THE JET IS IMPORTANT AS IT IS WHAT WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN A SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY NORTH OF ATTU AND MOVE IT NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE IS ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WEAKENING NEAR THE BERING STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS THE LOW FROM WHICH THE FRONT OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA EMANATES. THE WEAK SURFACE LOW PERSISTS NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AS IT HAS SINCE EARLY FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY AND THEN FINALLY DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY IN REGARDS TO THE STRONG LOW THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER THEY ARE ALL SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN LOW TRACK THAN WHAT ANY OF THEM SHOWED YESTERDAY. INSTEAD OF MOVING THE LOW INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THE MODELS ARE ALL STOPPING ITS NORTHERN PROGRESS NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN KEEPING IT STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE MOVING IT SOUTHEASTWARD AND WEAKENING IT AS IT HEADS TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. THE MODELS ARE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE TRACK OF THE LOW DURING ITS WEAKENING PHASE AS IT HEADS SOUTHEAST BUT THEY ARE ALL TAKING THE GENERAL MOVEMENT OF IT IN THAT DIRECTION AND THAT IS A LARGE DIFFERENCE FROM YESTERDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE COPPER RIVER HAS BEEN SLOW TO MOVE EASTWARD AND OUT OF THE AREA BUT IT SHOULD BY EARLY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL END THE SNOW THAT HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE YESTERDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THAT LINGER OVER THE BASIN THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SOME BANDS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BUT THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND COVER LESS AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES EASTWARD. THERE ARE STILL SOME GUSTY GAP WINDS NEAR WHITTIER AND SEWARD DUE TO THIS LOW. THESE WINDS SHOULD ALSO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. THE COOK INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY AREAS SHOULD SEE SOME LARGE AREAS OF CLEARING OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS PACKED UP ALONG THE CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS SHOULD DISSIPATE AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO DEVELOP NEAR THE INLET LATE TONIGHT IF ENOUGH DRY AIR DOES NOT MAKE IT INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE WEAKENING FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY AREA OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD AS WELL. THERE IS AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT WITH THIS FRONT WITH SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF IT TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. THE STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA WILL EVENTUALLY BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE LOW NORTH OF ATTU WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT DAY AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY TOWARD ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. THIS WILL BRING A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS AND SOME STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE BERING SEA AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN AS IT BEGINS AND THEN TURNS TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER THE COLD AIR WRAPS AROUND THE LOW FROM THE NORTHWEST. && .LONG TERM FORECAST... WHILE THE MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE WITH THE TRACK OF A DEVELOPING LOW FROM THE GULF INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...THE GENERAL LONG TERM PATTERN REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED. A LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE WEST COAST INTO THE AKPENN ON MONDAY WILL DISSIPATE AND FORM A CUTOFF LOW OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RIDGING TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE MAINLAND...KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY WITH NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER FOR THE MAINLAND COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. OUT WEST...THERE REMAINS VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE TIMING OF AN ALEUTIAN LOW THAT WILL BEGIN MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON LATE TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE IN THE WORK WEEK...KEEPING CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. DUE TO THE FAIRLY LARGE UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOW TRACK THROUGH THE GULF AND NORTH PACIFIC FROM TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY...THE LONG TERM FORECAST ONCE AGAIN HEAVILY USED WPC GUIDANCE. THIS KEEPS THE LOW TRACK MOSTLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE AOR...TREATING THE FURTHER NORTH TRACK TOWARDS THE NORTH GULF COAST FROM PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE GFS AS AN OUTLIER. THE EC AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CONSISTENT WITH THIS LOW TRACK...LEADING TO INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN QUIET WEATHER MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY MID WEEK. .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 178 181. STORM 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && OCT 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 3:46 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 25, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:34 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:47 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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