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Gale Warning 504, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 8, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 8, 2015, 3:08 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
Aug 8, 2015, 3:08 PM AKDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2015, 3:58 AM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

650 
FZAK52 PAFC 082308
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

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.

PKZ199-091230-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL MOVES INLAND NEAR KIPNUK AT 998 MB
LATE TONIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 1012
MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 190 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING...THEN
DISSIPATES MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-091230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-091230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ160-091230-
BRISTOL BAY-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND TO 15 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-091230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-091230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-091230-
UNALASKA BAY-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS
2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-091230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-091230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-091230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-091230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-091230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ177-091230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-091230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. S AND E OF SHEMYA...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-091230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. N OF SAINT GEORGE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-091230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-091230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-091230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
308 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
763 
FZAK52 PAFC 091158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

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.

PKZ199-100045-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1008 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 1012 MB AS IT
DRIFTS TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATES
MON MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL ENCOMPASS THE BERING THROUGH
LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-100045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-100045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ160-100045-
BRISTOL BAY-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-100045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-100045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-100045-
UNALASKA BAY-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-100045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-100045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-100045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-100045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ176-100045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ177-100045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ178-100045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-100045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-100045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-100045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-100045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
358 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 8, 5:02 AM AKDT, 10 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 5:02 AM AKDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
502 AM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PROGRESSIVE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS BEGINNING TO SET UP
ACROSS THE MAINLAND THIS MORNING. TWO PROMINENT SHORTWAVE TROUGHS
ARE APPARENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...ONE WEAKER AND BEGINNING TO
ENTER THE COOK INLET REGION AND ANOTHER BEEFIER WAVE APPROACHING
THE ALASKA PENINSULA...THE LATTER WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TWO MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ALOFT
CONTROLLING THE SOUTHWEST FLOW SIT OVER THE THE CHUKCHI/BEAUFORT
SEA...AND ANOTHER OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM
BRINGS A NICE FETCH OF HIGHER PRECIPITABLE WATER FROM THE
SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC AS WELL AS A 100 KT JET UP IN TO THE BERING
SEA WHERE SOME NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY FIRING SOUTH
OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NO HUGE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MODEL GUIDANCE WITH THIS PACKAGE.
FRONTAL PROGRESSION...MOISTURE...AND WINDS ARE ALL VERY SIMILAR AS
WELL AS SURFACE LOW TRACK. THE GFS WAS USED ON THE WESTERN DOMAIN
AND A CONSENSUS BLEND WAS USED IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MITIGATED BY CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF A
MOIST SYSTEM APPROACHING THE MAINLAND TODAY. THE COPPER RIVER WILL
GET RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH SOME GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS BUT SHOULD STAY ABOVE RED
FLAG CRITERIA. THE NEXT SYSTEM ON SUNDAY WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAIN TO MOST AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WHICH PROVIDED WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL QUICKLY EXIT TO THE EAST TODAY.
A VERY WEAK SHORT-WAVE WILL THEN QUICKLY TRANSIT THE AREA.
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL REMAIN FAIRLY DRY AND STABLE THANKS
TO THE UPPER RIDGE. THUS...EXPECT NO MORE THAN SOME SCATTERED
CONVECTION FOCUSED ALONG INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.

ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR A WIDESPREAD SOAKING
RAIN SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS A TROUGH DIGGING OUT OF THE ARCTIC
INTERACTS WITH JUICY AIR BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC VIA A 90 KT+ SUBTROPICAL JET. THIS WILL BE A CONTINUOUS
RAIN OF 24 HOURS OR LONGER FOR MOST AREAS WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE EVENT WILL PRODUCE HEAVIER
RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

A SYSTEM APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST COAST FROM THE BERING SEA WILL
USHER IN A PERIOD OF COOL AND WET WEATHER THAT WILL PERSIST OVER
THE TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RAIN SHOWERS CAN
ALREADY BE SEEN STARTING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...AND
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD INLAND OVER THE COURSE OF
THE DAY. AN ARCTIC TROUGH DIVING INTO THE NORTHWEST COAST WILL
PROVIDE THE COLD AIR THAT WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY...AND MAY EVEN SUPPLY ENOUGH COLD AIR TO
BRING A FRESH DUSTING OF SNOWFALL TO THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE BY
MONDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES ALOFT FALL BELOW FREEZING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT
FOR THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN
IN THE FORECAST THIS MORNING SURROUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE
RAINFALL...WHERE DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT ALOFT AND AN APPROACHING JET
STREAK ARE CREATING ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND DYNAMICS TO SUPPORT
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AREA INTO THE MID MORNING...AND THEN PERSIST OVER
THE OFFSHORE WATERS TO THE EAST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO OCCURRING FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
INTO THE AKPEN IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING LOW AND RESULTANT
PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE BERING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST WITH RAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WHEN THEY WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH. RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WITH DIMINISHING WINDS.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...

AS THE LARGE RAINMAKER THIS WEEKEND MOVES OUT OF THE AREA ON
MONDAY...THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS THE MAINLAND WILL
COME UNDER THE GENERAL INFLUENCE OF A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH
CENTERED OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING. THIS WILL SET THE AREA UP
UNDER WESTERLY OR WEST/SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW FOR NEXT WEEK. THIS IS
USUALLY A PRETTY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN OVERALL...WHICH MEANS THAT
INDIVIDUAL STORMS/WAVES TEND TO BE ON ON THE FASTER AND WEAKER END
OF THE SCALE (RELATIVELY) FOR THE VOLATILE NORTH PACIFIC. THE
UPCOMING WEEK LOOKS LIKE IT WILL FOLLOW THIS GENERAL
TEMPLATE...WITH SENSIBLE WEATHER DICTATED LARGELY BY AN
ALTERNATING SEQUENCE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS AND SHORTWAVE RIDGES.
THE BIGGEST AREA OF UNCERTAINTY IS THE EVENTUAL FATE OF A TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST OF JAPAN. GLOBAL MODELS HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH WHETHER TO BRING THE REMNANTS INTO THE ALEUTIAN
REGION OR KEEP IT SOUTH...WITH THE LATEST AND GREATEST GUIDANCE
SUGGESTING IT WILL STAY SOUTH AND OUT OF OUR AREA. THERE SHOULD BE
SOME BREAKS OF SUN BY MIDWEEK ACROSS THE MAINLAND...BUT NO
HEATWAVES OR HUGE RAIN-OUTS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
OVERALL...CONSIDERING THAT AUGUST IS HISTORICALLY THE RAINIEST
MONTH FOR MOST LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN ALASKA...NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE
NICER THAN NORMAL ACROSS MAINLAND LOCATIONS.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...AMD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 11:05 AM AKDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1105 AM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

AKZ141-100100-
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1105 AM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...RIVER LEVELS ON THE TAZLINA RIVER CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO A
GLACIER DAMMED LAKE RELEASE...

THE RELEASE OF WATER FROM ICEBERG LAKE...A GLACIER DAMMED LAKE ON
THE NELCHINA GLACIER...HAS STOPPED. WATER LEVELS IN THE NELCHINA RIVER
AND TAZLINA LAKE HAVE RISEN ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET AND ARE NOW RECEDING.
RIVER LEVELS ON THE TAZLINA RIVER AT THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY BRIDGE
CONTINUE TO RISE AS A RESULT OF THIS RELEASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO CREST BY
MONDAY MORNING THEN RECEDE.

FLOOD STAGE ON THE TAZLINA RIVER AT THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY BRIDGE
IS 31 FEET BUT WATER LEVELS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE.
ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS NEAR THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE
WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RIVER STAGE DATA FOR THE
TAZLINA RIVER AT THE GLENN HIGHWAY BRIDGE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WEB
SITE: APRFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

The office that day

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

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Aug 8, 3:39 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 8, 3:47 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Aug 8, 2:58 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr

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