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Gale Warning 717, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 9, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
Nov 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 10, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 092357
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND
STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW
400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON MOVES WESTWARD AND
MERGES WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY LATE MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 101207
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR BETHEL MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB 90 NM
WEST OF MEKORYUK TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHWEST
BERING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 Nov 9, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON SYSTEM
OVER PILOT POINT WITH THE ECMWF BEING A BIT OF AN OUTLIER.  BOTH THE
GFS AND NAM INDICATE THAT THE LOW CENTER ELONGATES WEST TO EAST FROM
BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK.  THE GFS IS 4 TO 6 MB DEEPER BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.  ALL MODELS SHOW THIS LOW SPINNING AROUND BRISTOL BAY FOR
THE NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN ON TUESDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WITH THE LOW CENTER IN BRISTOL BAY MAIN
UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. EXPECT SOUTHEAST FLOW
ONSHORE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY.  THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAVES EMBEDDED IN
THE SYSTEMS MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH SO WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEDS
OVER THE GULF WILL NOT BE AS HOMOGENEOUS AS MODELS INDICATE

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING SEA...NORTHWEST FLOW...SHOWERS...STRATUS.

SOUTHWEST...AS WARM AIR OVER BRISTOL BAY MOVES NORTHWESTWARD SHOULD
SEE WARMING TO NEAR FREEZING OVER BETHEL ZONE AND BEYOND.  RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS ON TAP FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPS IN THE 30S FROM
COAST TO THE MIDDLE KUSKO...COOLER TO THE NORTH.

SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PRODUCE
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
LOOKING FOR STRONG WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ALONG THE COAST AS
BARRIER JET FORMS STRONG WINDS IN THE PORTAGE AREA AS WELL.  WINDS
OVER WESTERN CHUGACH AND KENAI MTNS GUSTY DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES.
EXPECTING DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO REMAIN OVER UPPER AND POSSIBLY MIDDLE
HILLSIDE AS WE MAINTAIN A STRONG DOWN INLET PRESSURE GRADIENT UNTIL
LATE MONDAY MORNING WHICH WILL SHIELD ANCHORAGE AND LOWER HILLSIDE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS PER USUAL THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MODEL
DIVERGENCE ON THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO THE GULF ON MONDAY
NIGHT.  WOULD HOWEVER BY TUESDAY MORNING EXPECT A 970 TO 975 MB LOW
CENTER SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN GULF BETWEEN SEWARD AND MONTAGUE
ISLAND.  MORE DOWNSLOPING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND STRONG BARRIER JET
IN THE GULF.

MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHWEST AS LOW OFF THE WEST COAST
REMAINS IN AREA UNTIL THURSDAY.

CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE BERING UNTIL LATE THURSDAY WHEN FLOW
BECOMES WEST TO SOUTHWEST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR PORTAGE...SNOW ADV FOR WESTERN AK RANGE.
MARINE...GALES AND STORMS EAST OF 170W
FIRE WEATHER...MAYBE NEXT SUMMER...MAYBE NOT.

JOHNANIMAL NOV 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Nov 9, 4:11 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC14 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 10, 8:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.