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Gale Warning 449, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 4, 2022, 3:58 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 4, 2022, 3:58 AM AKDT (11:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2022, 3:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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931 FZAK51 PAFC 041158 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-050030- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the western Gulf pushes to the north Gulf coast by Fri morning. A 1015 mb low forms near Kodiak City Thu afternoon and moves to near Montague Island at 1008 mb Sat morning. A second front sweeps from the western Gulf Fri morning to the eastern Gulf by Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-050030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Along the coast, SE wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Along the coast, SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Along the coast, SE wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft in the morning building to 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-050030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Along the coast, variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Along the coast, E 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft in the morning building to 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-050030- Resurrection Bay- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-050030- Prince William Sound- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-050030- Port Valdez- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-050030- Valdez Narrows- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-050030- Valdez Arm- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-050030- Passage Canal- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-050030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the morning increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming W 25 kt. Seas 5 ft in the morning building to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-050030- Barren Islands East- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft in the morning building to 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-050030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-050030- Chiniak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-050030- Marmot Bay- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-050030- Shelikof Strait- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-050030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft in the morning building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-050030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-050030- Kachemak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Outer Bay, SE wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Inner bay, Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Outer bay, seas 2 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Inner Bay, seas 1 foot building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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151 FZAK51 PAFC 042335 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-051215- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 mb low 85 nm West of Middleton Island dissipates Fri morning. Its front extends across the Northern Gulf through Sat afternoon. A 1003 mb low forms on the front 100 nm West of Middleton Island for Midday Fri and moves over Hinchinbrook Island at 1005 mb by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-051215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-051215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-051215- Resurrection Bay- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-051215- Prince William Sound- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-051215- Port Valdez- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-051215- Valdez Narrows- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-051215- Valdez Arm- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-051215- Passage Canal- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-051215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-051215- Barren Islands East- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt, except S 15 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-051215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-051215- Chiniak Bay- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-051215- Marmot Bay- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-051215- Shelikof Strait- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-051215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-051215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-051215- Kachemak Bay- 335 PM AKDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building 4 ft inner bay and to 8 ft in the outer bay. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft inner bay and 8 ft outer bay. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
578 FZAK51 PAFC 051153 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-060045- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 mb low 85 nm west of Middleton Island moves to near Montague Island Fri afternoon and remains nearly stationary through Sun morning. Its front extends along the north Gulf coast through Sat afternoon. A second front sweeps from the western Gulf to the eastern Gulf by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-060045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Along the coast, SE wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-060045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-060045- Resurrection Bay- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-060045- Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-060045- Port Valdez- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-060045- Valdez Narrows- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 15 kt in the morning...then becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-060045- Valdez Arm- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt in the morning...then becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-060045- Passage Canal- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-060045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-060045- Barren Islands East- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-060045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-060045- Chiniak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-060045- Marmot Bay- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-060045- Shelikof Strait- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-060045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-060045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-060045- Kachemak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Inner bay, seas 4 ft. Outer bay, seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Inner bay, seas 4 ft. Outer bay, Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Inner bay, season 4 ft. Outer bay, seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
919 FZAK51 PAFC 052350 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-061300- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 25 nm East of Whittier moves to 35 nm South of Cape Suckling at 1017 mb by Sun afternoon. Its front moves across the Northern Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-061300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-061300- Resurrection Bay- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-061300- Prince William Sound- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-061300- Port Valdez- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061300- Valdez Narrows- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-061300- Valdez Arm- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-061300- Passage Canal- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-061300- Barren Islands East- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-061300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-061300- Chiniak Bay- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-061300- Marmot Bay- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-061300- Shelikof Strait- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-061300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-061300- Kachemak Bay- 350 PM AKDT Fri Aug 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 3, 5:04 PM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 5:04 PM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 504 PM AKDT Wed Aug 3 2022 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... An occluding low with plenty of moisture is located in the western Bering. Its warm front is extending along the Southwestern Alaska coast. Rainfall this morning has been primarily confined to that coastline, across Bristol Bay and the AKPen around Pilot Point to King Salmon. The cold front for this low is moving towards the eastern Aleutians with west to southwesterly gale force winds and additional rainfall. To the east, temperatures are already touching 70 degrees by around noon in the Susitna Valley. Cumulus clouds are beginning to form over the Copper River Basin, Alaska and Talkeetna mountains. Some high clouds ahead of the warm front are filtering over Kodiak Island and the Kenai Peninsula. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in overall good agreement through the weekend. The low currently over the Bering moving through mainland the last half of the week is on track with good agreement. Going into next week, an upper low is expected to drop through the Bering Strait into Southwest Alaska. Some divergence becomes more apparent with its strength as it is in the Strait and then quickly diverges by Tuesday with GFS moving more quickly and the Canadian model much slower and stretching further south into the Bering. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. Lowering cloud bases and southerly winds are anticipated Thursday evening with precipitation beginning by Friday morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Enjoy the sun while you can! A large frontal boundary remains on track and is moving towards Southcentral. Numerous locations can expect showers and bands of rain Thursday and Friday. On satellite imagery, this system is a classic mature cyclone with an occlusion over the Bering and the leading edge of the warm front pushing across the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak. Looking at CIMSS MIMIC Layer PW a large portion of the system has PWs (Total Precipitable Water) over 1.5 inches. And at the tail end of the front the PW is actually over 2 inches. This juicy airmass is coming to Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valleys. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... A cloudy and wet pattern is expected across Southwest Alaska over the next few days as a low from the Bering moves into the region. This low will begin to bring rain across the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay this evening and tonight. The rain will then become more widespread on Thursday and then taper off from west to east on Friday. Rainfall totals will generally range between 0.20" and 0.40". && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... A low pressure system in the central Bering will continue to produce areas of gale force winds this evening and tonight. The low will gradually weaken over the next several hours and the winds will gradually weaken along with the low. Winds will then remain below gale force Thursday morning through the rest of the forecast period. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5 - Saturday through Monday)... Gulf of Alaska: An elongated area of low pressure with its front has weakening upper level support over the Northern Gulf through Monday. Forecast confidence is fair due to the timing of changes. Widespread rain, briefly heavy rain locally spreads across the region. Gusty West winds increase to gales for late Saturday from Kamishak Bay and the Barren Islands and near Sitkinak into the Gulf, diminishing Sunday. Areas of gusty Southwest winds linger through Monday. Seas to 10 feet, subsiding. Bering: High pressure over the Southern Bering and Aleutians weakens by Monday. A series of weak lows move over the Northern Bering through Monday. A moderately strong low approaches the Western Aleutians for Monday. Forecast confidence is fair with the movement of the lows. Gusty Westerly winds move across the Bering diminishing Monday. Gusty Southeast winds ahead of the Aleutian low increase to areas of gales late Sunday, diminishing. Seas to 10 feet over the Bering, and building to 12 feet near the Western Aleutians through Monday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7 - Sunday through Wednesday)... Gusty westerly winds accelerating through the gaps in the western Gulf should begin to decrease Sunday. The next system to move into the area begins near the Bering Strait Sunday night towards Southwest Monday morning. Models quickly diverge around this timeframe onwards, but cool air and precipitation is expected with this low as it moves into Southwest Alaska sometime on Monday. The main question with this is the strength of this air mass and how far south it will go before moving eastward. Meanwhile, high pressure will build over the Bering Sea Monday into Tuesday. Easterly winds are expected across the Aleutians early in the week and a North Pacific low will approach, then move along the Aleutians through Wednesday afternoon. This low could remain south just enough to keep precipitation minimal due to the strengthening high over the Bering. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale Warning 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...VR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PS SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ED MARINE/LONG TERM...MK/VR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 3:58 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:58 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:11 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:11 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:35 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:41 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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