Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2008
Small Craft Advisory 939, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 27, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272059 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1200 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 CORRECTED AREA 175 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. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. A 1007 MB LOW 415 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 425 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 280018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL BE ABSORBED BY A 967 MB LOW THAT WILL BE 315 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 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. PKZ199-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY EVENING. A 1009 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL FRIDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 968 MB SATURDAY MORNING THEN MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NW 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF UNALASKA ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E OF ATKA...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Nov 27, 4:15 AM AKST, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 4:15 AM AKST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
415 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL THIS MORNING.
EVEN THE GFS HAS FINALLY COME INTO LINE WITH THE EC. WENT WITH A
BLEND OF THE GFS/EC OUT WEST AND LEANED TOWARD GFS/PERSISTENCE IN THE
EAST. MAIN THING TO WATCH IS THE GFS TENDENCY TO MOVE THESE SYSTEMS A
LITTLE FASTER THAN THE NAM/EC ESPECIALLY THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS.
THIS BECOMES IMPORTANT BY SAT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL. A LINGERING TROUGH
WILL MEAN A LOT MORE CAA AND SNOW..POTENTIALLY ADVISORY TO WARNING
LEVELS FOR THE WEEKEND.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEFORMATION ZONE HAS SET UP ALONG THE
WESTERN CHUGACH AND TALKEETNAS WITH THE STRONGEST RADAR RETURNS IN A
NORTH/SOUTH LINE FROM HOUSTON TO WEST ANCHORAGE. THIS HAS RESULTED AT
TIMES IN SNOWFALL RATES OF HALF AN INCH PER HOUR OVERNIGHT. THIS
ENHANCED PRECIP ZONE FOLLOWS A CAA LINE ASSOCIATED WITH AN 850 MB LOW
THAT WILL LEAVE THE AREA BY 18Z. THE TROUGH LINGERED MUCH LONGER THAN
ORIGINALLY INDICATED IN THE MODELS. OTHERWISE THE MAIN AREAS OF
PRECIP CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. VALDEZ HAS SEEN
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR SINCE WED EVENING. THE TROUGH DID
NOT PUSH FAR ENOUGH EAST TO KEEP CORDOVA COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW..THEY
HAVE BEEN RAIN ALL NIGHT.
THE TROUGH AND THE INCREASING GRADIENT FROM THE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH
OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS HELPING TO ENHANCE NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG
THE COAST. WITH THESE WINDS AND PRECIP HAS COME BLOWING SNOW
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. OUT WEST THE OCCLUSION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE 950S LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC IS BRINGING STORM
FORCE WINDS..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL..THE GULF LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS 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. IF NOT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING
RAIN AND/OR SLEET..ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY.
SOUTHWEST AK..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.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING..COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD WINDS OF
40 TO 60 MPH LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
FORTUNATELY WATER TEMPERATURES ARE STILL FAIRLY WARM...SO SURFACE
AIR TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE
FREEZING...ELIMINATING THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL SEE SOME WARM AIR ADVECTION AS THE OCCLUSION
APPROACHES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE FRONT WILL NEVER MOVE
THROUGH. SO IT WILL LIKELY BE MAINLY SNOW. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION
WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...CONTINUING INTO THE
WEEKEND. THUS...EXPECT THE TYPICAL GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
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...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...STORMS 155 170 172
GALES 120 121 130 140 160 165 171 179 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RW 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 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 |
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Sources
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