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Gale Warning 581, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2015, 3:22 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
- Sep 26, 2015, 3:22 PM AKDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2015, 3:16 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 FZAK52 PAFC 262322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 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. PKZ199-271215- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 300NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DEEPEN TO 989 MB 200 NM WEST OF BETHEL SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILD FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA MON. $$ PKZ150-271215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-271215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-271215- BRISTOL BAY- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-271215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-271215- UNALASKA BAY- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ173-271215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-271215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-271215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-271215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-271215- ADAK TO KISKA- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-271215- KISKA TO ATTU- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-271215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-271215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ181-271215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-271215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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176 FZAK52 PAFC 271130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 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. PKZ199-280000- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WESTERN BERING SUN NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING MON. $$ PKZ150-280000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-280000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-280000- BRISTOL BAY- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-280000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-280000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-280000- UNALASKA BAY- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ173-280000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ174-280000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-280000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-280000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-280000- ADAK TO KISKA- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-280000- KISKA TO ATTU- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-280000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-280000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ181-280000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-280000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 330 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
880 FZAK52 PAFC 272316 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 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. PKZ199-281230- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 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. $$ PKZ150-281230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-281230- BRISTOL BAY- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-281230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-281230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-281230- UNALASKA BAY- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF UNALASKA. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-281230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-281230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-281230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-281230- ADAK TO KISKA- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-281230- KISKA TO ATTU- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-281230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-281230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-281230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 316 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 26, 5:13 AM AKDT, 10 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 5:13 AM AKDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 513 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE REGION HAS TRANSITIONED TO A MUCH WETTER PATTERN THIS MORNING AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE STREAMS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IN FAST ZONAL FLOW BENEATH A 120 KT UPPER LEVEL JET TO THE SOUTH OF AN ARCTIC TROUGH PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. THE MOST WIDESPREAD RAIN IS FOCUSED ALONG A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS PREVALENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RESPECT TO THE SYNOPTIC DETAILS AS THE REGION REMAINS IN A RAINY PATTERN WITH BROAD WESTERLY FLOW BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY BY SUNDAY AS A BROAD SURFACE LOW TRACKS FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AHEAD OF A SHARP TROUGH SWINGING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTWARD IT WILL BRING THE MAIN AREA OF MOISTURE AND LIFT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL GET ENHANCED SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW FURTHER BACKS TO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP ABUNDANT RAINFALL OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE OVER THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINS. ON SUNDAY A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO COOK INLET AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM. THIS WILL BRING IN THE ONE POTENTIAL PITFALL FOR THE ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA VALLEY, AND WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. IF THERE IS ENOUGH SOUTHEAST FLOW IT COULD CUT OFF THE RAINFALL BUT THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO KEEP THE RAINFALL GOING ONCE IT BEGINS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE REMNANTS OF A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST AS IT DISSIPATES TODAY...BRINGING CONTINUED RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THIS EVENING. MOST AREAS MAY SEE A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH DISSIPATES AHEAD OF THE MUCH STRONGER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. DEEP AND MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS NEXT SYSTEM....PRODUCING WIDESPREAD AND PERSISTENT WETTING RAINS THROUGHOUT THE REGION INTO MONDAY. THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO BRING UPSLOPE CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN FACES OF THE THE MOUNTAINS IN NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY...WHICH MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW AN ITS ASSOCIATED TROUGH STRETCHING INTO THE EASTERN BERING WILL KEEP RAINY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. AS PRESSURE FALLS DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING LOW...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO AKPEN BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SUNDAY MORNING. BEHIND THIS LOW...GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. THESE WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... AN ARCTIC TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING DROPS DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL BERING OVERNIGHT SUNDAY...WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT AT THE SURFACE MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY MONDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO HANDLE THESE FEATURES SLIGHTLY BETTER...GIVING A SLIGHT BOOST TO FORECAST CONFIDENCE REGARDING THE TIMING OF PRECIPITATION AND THE ONSET OF THE COLDER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDWEEK. RIDGING OVER THE BERING ON WEDNESDAY WILL TRACK FURTHER EASTWARD INTO THE GULF BY THURSDAY...BRINGING IN WARMER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH MORE PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. FURTHER WEST...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK INTO THE WESTERN BERING WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SOUTHWESTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN EVENTUALLY MOVE INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND Y FRIDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...KEEPING FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOW IN THIS FEATURE. THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE THE INTERIOR WILL KEEP WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH MONDAY...BEFORE DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL FALL AS RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WHEN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN CHANGES AND BEGINS TO BRING IN COLDER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. DURING THIS TIME-FRAME 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...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK LONG TERM...TP/PD
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 2:40 PM AKDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 240 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 AKZ101-111-121-145-280300- ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON...KENAI... SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 240 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY... AN UNUSUALLY COLD AIR MASS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ORIGINATING FROM SIBERIA WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY IN COMBINATION WITH THE COLD AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES THAT FALL THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW DOWN TO SEA LEVEL FROM THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY SOUTHWARD TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. HOWEVER...THERE IS LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW GIVEN DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF MODEL SOLUTIONS. REGARDLESS...EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH AN EARLY SEASON ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS SOMEWHAT RARE. FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT...THE EARLIEST RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GREATER THAN A TRACE) WAS THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER 1996 (A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOW FELL THAT DAY). DETAILS FOR TUESDAY WILL BECOME MORE CERTAIN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...SO STAY TUNED FOR CONTINUED FORECAST UPDATES. AHSENMACHER
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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| 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 |
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