Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 165, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 18, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 18, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 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. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITH COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 190053 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE 980 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190316 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 UPDATED AREAS 121 AND 140 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE 980 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190552 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 CORRECTED AREA 129 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE 980 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI..NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A 987 MB LOW 440 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. . .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. . .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191459 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A 987 MB LOW 440 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. . .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. . .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191611 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 CORRECTED TYPO 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A 987 MB LOW 440 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191827 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM AKST WED NOV 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A 987 MB LOW 440 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON THU MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 925 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200054 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 17, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT CANNOT COME TO ANY CLEAR CONSENSUS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE GULF HAS BEEN POOR WITH ALL THE MODELS. SO CONFIDENCE BEYOND THE FIRST 36 HOURS OVER THE GULF REMAIN FAIRLY LOW. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE TANANA VALLEY CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. A UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING CONTINUES TO BUILD EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE BERING SEA AND NORTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, WITH MULTIPLE LOWS REVOLVING AROUND A COMMON CENTER, SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME STATIONARY SOUTH OF THE GULF TUESDAY. COLD DRY AIR OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL PERSIST IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT SHOULD DISSIPATED TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF, ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH AND WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND THROUGH SOME OF THE PASSES ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. A MODERATE LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY. THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO TUESDAY THEN WILL BE DISPLACED INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE EAST COAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY, BUT WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE VERY DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS, SO CONFIDENCE REMAINS FAIRLY LOW .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120, 130, 132, 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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