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Gale Warning 681, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 27, 2015, 3:46 AM 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 27, 2015, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2015, 3:58 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
826 FZAK52 PAFC 271146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ199-280115- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 977 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 982 MB LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MERGES WITH THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF AK AT 986 MB LATE WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING WEAKENS WHILE SLOWLY MOVING TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 21 FT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-280115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-280115- BRISTOL BAY- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .TODAY...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-280115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280115- UNALASKA BAY- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-280115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-280115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-280115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-280115- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-280115- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-280115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-280115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-280115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-280115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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298 FZAK52 PAFC 272301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ199-281200- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE SPENCER AS A 974 MB LOW BY THU AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AND DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-281200- BRISTOL BAY- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-281200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-281200- UNALASKA BAY- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-281200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-281200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-281200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-281200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-281200- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-281200- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-281200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-281200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-281200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-281200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
835 FZAK52 PAFC 281158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 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. PKZ199-290100- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A BROAD COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THU. $$ PKZ150-290100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-290100- BRISTOL BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-290100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-290100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-290100- UNALASKA BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-290100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-290100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-290100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-290100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-290100- ADAK TO KISKA- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-290100- KISKA TO ATTU- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-290100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-290100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-290100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-290100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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 Oct 26, 4:51 PM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 4:51 PM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
451 PM AKDT MON OCT 26 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WV SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING MID LEVEL
MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BETWEEN AN UPPER LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND A RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
MAINLAND. TO THE WEST...A SECOND CLOSED LOW IS SPINNING SOUTH OF
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. BOTH SYSTEMS ARE SPINNING IN PLACE AND
SLOWLY PUSHING A RIDGE OVER THE BERING TO THE NORTH. AT THE
SURFACE...RAIN IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH
LIGHTER RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. RAIN ALSO CONTINUES TO
DEVELOP ACROSS A DEFORMATION ZONE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING. WINDS
ARE GUSTY ALONG THE TWO SURFACE LOWS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TWO
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW CENTERS. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS INCREASED
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY AND ARE
RAMPING UP ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND WESTERN GULF EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS
ARE BEGINNING A DOWNWARD TREND. THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON CHAMPI IS
PASSING JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS IT CONTINUES ON AN
EASTERN TRACK...HOWEVER THIS SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED AND CURRENTLY IS
LOW IMPACT.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL AGREEMENT IS GENERALLY GOOD WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF WAS FAVORED OVERALL FOR ITS
CONSISTENCY WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH ON THE TWO EVOLVING
SYSTEMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR LOCAL WIND ADJUSTMENTS THE USE OF
THE ECMWF WAS USED ALONG THE EASTERN FORECAST ZONES WITH THE
CANADIAN REGIONAL AND NAM USED ACROSS THE WEST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA...IS
CURRENTLY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO KODIAK ISLAND.
WIND GUSTS AND RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT SLOWLY DRIFTS NORTHWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE PARTICULARLY STRONG THROUGH LOCAL GAPS AND SHELIKOF STRAIT.
MEANWHILE...DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT IN THE
SOUTHERN GULF APPROACHES. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO COVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM LINGERS ALONG THE COAST AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN A WET AND WINDY PATTERN
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AS CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE REGION.
THE OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL
STALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST...KEEPING MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM AND BRISTOL BAY COASTLINES WITH A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION INLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO
DISSIPATE. WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION TYPE...TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN TOO WARM FOR SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA...ALTHOUGH
CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER THE
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD
TOWARDS KODIAK. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE COAST WITH THE
HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
AS A BROAD AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD FOR THE REGION AS BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE
AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE EASTERN RUSSIAN COAST.
WITH THIS SETUP...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO UPPER GALE FORCE ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EASTWARD AS THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
MOVES NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES PART OF A LARGE ELONGATED
LOW CENTERED ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY. WAVE
HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE LONG FETCH OVER THE
BERING SEA WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
COASTAL WATERS.
CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WET FOR MOST OF THE REGION WITH
MOISTURE STREAMING AROUND THE BROAD UPPER LOW. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE OVER THE RUSSIAN COAST
WILL START TO PUSH EASTWARD.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A SHOWERY REGIME WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BENEATH AN ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH WITH
SEVERAL EMBEDDED LOWS SPANNING FROM THE MAINLAND TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO PUSH EASTWARD BY THURSDAY...
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BERING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO A SHARP ARCTIC TROUGH POISED TO DIG OVER
THE WESTERN MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK AND THEN PUSH ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AK FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH A
NORTH PACIFIC SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...LEADING
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL
INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AS COLDER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE
REGION. CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME AS
MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH FINER DETAILS...BUT THE OVERALL
SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT BETWEEN GFS AND EC GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A
PERIOD OF COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND. SNOW POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE TO
BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 130 131 138
GALE 119 120 132 136 137 139
150 160 177 178 179 180 181 185 GALE 351 352
411 412 413 414.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RF
LONG TERM...CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:28 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:28 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:16 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:01 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:01 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:25 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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