Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 547, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2015, 3:41 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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
- Sep 26, 2015, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2015, 3:09 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482 FZAK62 PAFC 261141 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 341 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-270115- 341 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174E MOVES TO 57N 173W AT 994 MB EARLY SUN...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 165W SUN AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN AND CONTINUES THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 341 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 341 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 10 TO 20 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 341 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 20 TO 35 KT W OF 174W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 341 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
489 FZAK62 PAFC 262317 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 317 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271415- 317 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179W WILL DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR 60N 168W SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILD FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA MON. $$ PKZ411-271415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 317 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-271415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 317 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-271415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 317 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO NW 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW TO N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-271415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 317 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
331 FZAK62 PAFC 271129 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 329 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-280100- 329 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 172W MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 165W THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WESTERN BERING SUN NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING MON. $$ PKZ411-280100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 329 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-280100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 329 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 1O TO 20 KT E OF 175W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-280100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 329 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT E OF 175W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-280100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 329 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
355 FZAK62 PAFC 272309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281315- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES INTO THE GULF LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING MON. $$ PKZ411-281315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-281315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-281315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-281315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
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 Sep 25, 4:41 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 4:41 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UNSETTLED WEATHER CURRENTLY DOMINATES SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. AT UPPER LEVELS...A POTENT LOW IS CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA WITH A MODERATELY STRONG JET ABOVE THE SEWARD PENINSULA TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW. A BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE SOUTHERN BERING AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. RESULTANT WESTERLY FLOW IS HELPING TO PUSH MOISTURE INLAND ACROSS THE MAINLAND...AND GENERALLY UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND INTO THE LONG TERM. AT THE SURFACE...A FRONT STRETCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE IT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM IN BOTH TIMING AND INTENSITY IN BOTH THE RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AS A BROAD LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND APPROACHES KUSKOKWIM DELTA SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A WET PATTERN IS SETTING UP FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FURTHER ALONG A WEAK FRONT DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...WITH MOST OF THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. ALSO...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ACROSS THE COOK INLET AND CHANNELED TERRAIN OF TURNAGAIN ARM AS A SURFACE LOW SHIFTS FROM NEAR THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE TO THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THIS SURFACE LOW DIMINISHING INTO THE MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES INCREASINGLY SATURATED ACROSS THE REGION AS WESTERLY FLOW MOVES A MOIST AIR MASS IN FROM THE BERING. DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION PRECEDES A FRONT MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND WIDE SPREAD SHOWERS DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY WITH THE NEXT SURFACE LOW MOVING IN THE SOUTHWEST. THIS FRONT STALLS OVER THE AREA INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING HIGHER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND. A WARMER AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL KEEP MOST PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...EXCEPT ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ALASKA RANGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE FLOW ALOFT HAS TURNED WESTERLY AS THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FLATTENED AND SHIFTED SOUTHEAST PUTTING SOUTHWEST ALASKA RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF A LONG SWATH OF ONSHORE MOISTURE LADEN FLOW FROM THE BERING STREAMING IN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. AN INITIAL SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING THROUGH INTERIOR ALASKA TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE NEXT FRONTAL WAVE WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY BEHIND AS A SURFACE LOW PUSHES INTO KUSKOKWIM BAY SATURDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD AND RATHER PERSISTENT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A LARGER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SATURDAY NIGHT...TURNING THE FLOW ALOFT MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING BOTH THE WARM AIR AND MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO THE AREA. THE NET RESULT WILL BE A MILD BUT RATHER SOGGY DAY ON SUNDAY WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE KILBUCKS...WOOD RIVER MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND CROSS INTO THE BERING SATURDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WHICH ALREADY STRETCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE SURFACE LOW GETS CLOSER AND DEEPENS THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. TWO ADDITIONAL FRONTAL WAVES CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE EAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE ENTIRE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BECOME MORE ORGANIZED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE MAIN SURFACE LOW CROSSES THE BERING. COLD AIR BEHIND THE LOW WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BRINGING NORTHERLY GALES TO THE FAR WESTERN BERING AND NORTHEASTERLY GALES TO THE NORTHWEST BERING. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW DROPS DOWN INTO THE ANADYR GULF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE MODELS ARE DEPICTING THE CLOSED LOW TO TRACK INLAND NEAR NORTON SOUND BY MONDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. THIS SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION HEADING INTO EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND STRATUS THROUGH MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THE BERING SEA AND THE SOUTHWEST REGION WILL BE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM RESULTING IN NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THIS WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES FROM THE NORTH INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA WITH A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME. WHILE...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA HEADING INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. BY WEDNESDAY A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN BERING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SOUTHWESTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WITH STRATUS AND RAIN THROUGH THE WESTERN/CENTRAL BERING SEA AND THE ADJACENT ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY FRIDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW. THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA REGION WILL RECEIVE THE AFFECTS FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FARTHER NORTH INTO THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR MORE MOISTURE TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION WITH THE WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLY FLOW. THEREFORE...THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN ANY PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY...THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL CHANGE BRINGING WESTERLY WINDS ACCOMPANIED BY COLDER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. DURING THIS TIMEFRAME THERE WILL BE LIMITED MOISTURE IN THE REGION BUT STILL A CHANCE FOR SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...EXCEPT FOR HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 139 140 141 AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR LONG TERM...PD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:17 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:17 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:22 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.