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Gale Warning 343, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 8, 2016, 3:42 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016, 3:42 AM AKDT (11:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2016, 3:10 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
931 FZAK52 PAFC 081142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 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. PKZ199-090045- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO NEAR NIKOLSKI AT 981 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 985 MB LATE SAT. $$ PKZ150-090045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-090045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-090045- BRISTOL BAY- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-090045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-090045- UNALASKA BAY- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING 30 KT...THEN BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-090045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-090045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-090045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-090045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-090045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-090045- ADAK TO KISKA- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-090045- KISKA TO ATTU- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-090045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-090045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-090045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$
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067 FZAK52 PAFC 082310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 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. PKZ199-091215- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND THIS EVENING MOVES TO NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 989 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE AT 992 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-091215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. WINDS SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-091215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-091215- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-091215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ170-091215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-091215- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ173-091215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-091215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-091215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-091215- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-091215- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-091215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-091215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ181-091215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-091215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$
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 Apr 7, 3:54 PM AKDT, 11 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:54 PM AKDT, 11 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
354 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS SWINGING AN AXIS
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. SOUTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST IS ADVECTING ABUNDANT
MOISTURE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF AND EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN.
ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER A COOLER AIR MASS INLAND IS BRINGING STEADY
SHOWERS EAST OF GLENNALLEN WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND A MIX OF
SNOW AND RAIN INLAND. WEST OF VALDEZ...VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS
MANY BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS THAT ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO WARM
QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE BERING LOCATIONS...LOW TO MID
LEVEL MOISTURE IS WIDESPREAD WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES BRINGING A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
BERING. THE NEXT DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM TO WATCH IS CURRENTLY
MOVING A WARM FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH THE LOW CENTER
JUST SOUTH OF ADAK.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL PROGRESSION AND STRENGTH OF THIS
SYSTEM THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DIFFERENCES INCREASING ON
SATURDAY AS IT MOVES AT A FAST PACE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. THE
NAM AND HIRES MODELS WERE UTILIZED TO CAPTURE WIND GUSTS FOR
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND WITH A BLEND OF ALL THE OPERATIONAL
MODELS FOR THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. ONLY MINOR UPDATES WERE
MADE IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WITH TRENDS FOR THE FRONTAL
PROGRESSION SLOWED ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL LATE FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE GALE FORCE LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS
EVENING WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT PUSHING INTO THE
NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE MIDDLETON RADAR IMAGERY IS
ALREADY SHOWING PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WITH
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE COAST REPORTING LIGHT RAIN. AN
UPPER LEVEL NEGATIVE TILTED TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THESE SYNOPTIC FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MORE
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE
WESTERN KENAI WILL DOWNSLOPE OUT WITH DRIER CONDITIONS. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE WESTWARD AS THE LOW PRESSURE POSITIONS
ITSELF OVER CAPE SUCKLING AREA LATER TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL FALL
APART AS IT MOVES INLAND BEFORE REFORMING IN THE YUKON TERRITORY
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE
IT TO THE DOORSTEP OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL BUT WILL TAPER-OFF AS
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH EXITS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
WINTRY MIX...WITH RAIN ALONG THE COASTLINE BEFORE TRANSITIONING
TO RAIN/SNOW AS MOISTURE MOVES INLAND. LOOK FOR ALL SNOW ALONG THE
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS...THOMPSON PASS AND SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN. BY
FRIDAY NIGHT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS AS THE NEXT FRONTAL
BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE BARREN ISLANDS REGION. THIS WILL RAMP UP
THE GAP WINDS THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN ARM REGION RESULTING IN STRONG
GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
.FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SHOWERS CONTINUE TO POP UP IN THE MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING AS THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
LIFTS NORTH AND THE ATMOSPHERE BEGINS STABILIZING AS AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA ON FRIDAY FOR A BRIEF DRIER BREAK AHEAD OF THE INCOMING
FRONTAL SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN LIFT NORTH
AND SPREAD FURTHER INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND FRONTAL WAVE
TRACKING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY CONTINUING PRECIPITATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT STRETCHING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE BERING WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TONIGHT WHILE A WEAK WAVE
NEAR THE PRIBILOFS DRIFTS WEST. MEANWHILE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SPINNING UP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH A FRONTAL
SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE NORTH INTO
THE BERING AND BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY REACHING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
FRIDAY EVENING. INITIALLY WHILE THE PRIBILOFS ARE ON THE COOLER
SIDE OF THE FRONT PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OR A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING BACK OVER TO ALL RAIN
FRIDAY EVENING BUT CURRENTLY TEMPERATURES ARE LOOKING A TOUCH TOO
WARM FOR MUCH IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION OR BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
BROAD TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING CONTINUED
PRECIPITATION TO AREAS AROUND THE BERING AND THE NORTH GULF COAST.
THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE IS A LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY. THERE ARE STILL SOME DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE
MODELS ON THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THIS LOW BUT THEY HAVE BEEN
PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER. THE OVERALL
AGREEMENT IS FOR THE LOW TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 960S LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. IT WILL
THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EAST. THERE REMAINS DISAGREEMENT
WHETHER IT WILL TRACK INTO THE BERING OR STAY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. THE EC HAS BEEN BY FAR THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND IS KEEPING IT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. IF THINGS STAY ON
TRACK THE LOW COULD BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BUT
CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW IN THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 125 130 131 155 165 170 172 174
176 179 180.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...DKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:38 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:38 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:10 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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