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Gale Warning 761, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2008, 10:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 26, 2008, 10:20 PM AKST (07:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270721 AAE CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 UPDATED ZONE 121 MARINE 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 745 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 1020 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 950 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 540 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 271303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 MARINE 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271353 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 130 MARINE 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 MARINE 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 35 KT. CAPE CLEARE EASTWARD...NORTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD ENDING THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 26, 12:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 12:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO STRONG
LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TRAVELING EASTWARD ALONG THE UPPER
JET THIS MORNING. ONE LOW IS SOUTH OF THE GULF TRACKING NORTHEAST
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE SURFACE LOW...WHICH IS ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE UPPER CIRCULATION...HAS AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 979 MB AND IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER
THE CENTRAL GULF HAS STARTED TO MOVE BACK NORTHWESTWARD AS A WARM
FRONT. OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION IS ALREADY VISIBLE ON THE EASTERN
EDGE OF THE MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR. A SECOND NEARLY VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW IS ABOUT 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK IS TRACKING EAST-NORTHEAST.
ITS CENTRAL PRESSURE...WHICH IS STILL FALLING...IS APPROACHING
950 MB. MOISTURE AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE
PROGRESSING TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. CONDITIONS BACK OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA ARE FAIRLY CALM THIS MORNING. THE UPPER TROUGH THAT MOVED
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY NIGHT IS NOW HEADED INTO INTERIOR
ALASKA. SNOW CONTINUES ALONG UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALASKA RANGE
WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS LEFT OVER THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
FINALLY...A SURFACE LOW IS TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THIS MORNING. THERE ARE NO
OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE...BUT BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AND MODEL
GUIDANCE EXPECT WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LOW RANGE FROM
25 TO 35 KT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL INITIALIZED WELL. IN THE SHORT-TERM
CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE NAM...ESPECIALLY WITH THE DETAILS OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH TRACK OF LOW
MOVING INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. SINCE NAM IS A BIT FARTHER SOUTH
THAN THE REST OF THE SOLUTIONS WILL BLEND WITH THE GFS ON THIS
POSITION. THIS WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST FARTHER
NORTH. ALL OF THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED SOUTHEAST WITH THE TRACK
OF THE MAJOR LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...NOW BRINING
IT TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION INSTEAD OF SOUTHERN COOK
INLET. BASED ON RECENT STORM TRACKS THIS TRACK MAKES MORE SENSE.
SO WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. MODEL AGREEMENT
AND CONSISTENCY HEADS QUICKLY DOWNHILL AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH. GFS TRACKS A STRONG LOW ACROSS THE BERING FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE THE UKMET/ECMWF INDICATE THAT THIS LOW WILL
DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH THE NEXT
PACIFIC LOW TRACKING SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND THE 12Z ECMWF
HAS COME IN WITH A RADICALLY DIFFERENT SOLUTION WHICH TRACKS THE
LOW NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. PLAN TO STICK CLOSE
TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WHICH WAS BASED OFF OF THE 00Z ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL TAPER OFF
THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL FLOW GRADUALLY SHIFTS AROUND TO THE
NORTH AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. MEANWHILE...OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD NORTH AND WEST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
ALSO SWING NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL
LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL LIFT AND HELP TO
ENHANCE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND REGION. THERE WILL BE A SHARP DELINEATION OF THE WESTERN EDGE
OF SNOW...MAKING A TOUGH CALL FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOISTURE WILL JUST MAKE IT OVER
THE CHUGACH AND THE UPPER TROUGH WILL PROVIDE SOME LIFT TO PRODUCE
A PERIOD OF SNOW WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATION. STEADY SNOW OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER BASIN WILL PRODUCE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS
IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WARM AIR ADVECTION
WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...BUT ALL OTHER AREAS SHOULD REMAIN SNOW. THE GULF LOW WILL
DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THE LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF...QUICKLY SPREADING
MORE PRECIPITATION NORTHWARD. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH
THIS FRONT WILL FALL ALONG THE COAST DUE TO DOWNSLOPING ON THE LEE
OF THE COASTAL RANGE...BUT SHORT-WAVES ALOFT COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT
MOISTURE AND SOME OVERRUNNING WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. CONTINUED WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL
CHANGE ALL COASTAL AREAS TO RAIN BY FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME INLAND AREAS WARMING ENOUGH TO AT LEAST MIX WITH RAIN. THE
STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT
WHILE AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION AND
STRONG COLD ADVECTION ENSUES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. IF ALL
OF THIS COMES TOGETHER THERE COULD BE A SNOWSTORM IN STORE FOR MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL(INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY) OVER THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING MAY
CLIP THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WITH A LITTLE WIND AND SNOW TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE PACIFIC LOW TRACKS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BACK INTO
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AND
ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AS THE BULK OF THE LIFT
WITH THE SYSTEM STAYS TO THE EAST. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT COLD AIR WILL ADVECT ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW AND SNOW IN
UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. THE UPPER TROUGH
MAY HELP ENHANCE SNOWFALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS
IT SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
A DRYING TREND BEHIND THIS TROUGH HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF THE PACIFIC LOW AND NORTH OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT
WITH LITTLE OR NO WARM ADVECTION. AS INDICATED BY THE COLD BAY
12Z SOUNDING THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR FREEZING BUT THERE
IS A VERY STEEP LAPSE RATE WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE SURFACE
WELL BELOW ZERO. THE VERTICAL PROFILE ALONG THE EASTERN TO CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS LIKELY A BIT WARMER...BUT STILL COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
SNOW. THEREFORE...EXPECT PRECIPITATION TYPE TO BE SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO NUDGE NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH. THEREFORE...EXPECT
BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IT DOES APPEAR THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WITH THE STEADY AND
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ALONG THE OCCLUDED FRONT REMAINING JUST
TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THUS...DO NOT
EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO GET LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD WARNING.
AS THE LOW TRACKS EASTWARD ON FRIDAY THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND COLD ADVECTION WILL BEGIN ACROSS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT THE USUAL STRONGER
WIND GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.
MEANWHILE...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS WILL ENTER FROM THE
WEST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN THE
TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THESE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY HEADING INTO THE
EXTENDED PERIOD...SO HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST. MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN INDICATING A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN
WITH RIDGING OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND A TROUGH OVER THE
BERING/NORTH PACIFIC. THIS WOULD LEAD TO A LESS ACTIVE PATTERN
THAN OF LATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...165 170 172.
GALE WARNING...120 130 140 150 160 165 171 175 176 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 10:20 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 27, 12:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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