Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 172, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 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. PKZ199-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 380 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM WEST OF ADAK SUN EVENING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING NW 35 KT FROM COLD BAY W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT INCREASING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT ON THE BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...BERING SIDE...NE 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 231311 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 UPDATE ZONE 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 380 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM WEST OF ADAK SUN EVENING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING NW 35 KT FROM COLD BAY W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT ON THE BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...BERING SIDE...NE 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 410 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 232354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...19 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240205 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 AND 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...19 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240926 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1230 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...19 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 165 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF KISKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND BE ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE MORNING. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS ALASKA TODAY. A LARGE COLD
CORE UPPER LOW REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY WITH
MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. THE TWO MOST
SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND A SECOND
MUCH STRONGER ONE CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR COLD BAY.
ANOTHER LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT CROSSES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...A POTENT 989 MB LOW JUST WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IS
RAPIDLY MOVING INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A BARRIER JET
FORMED ALONG THE COAST WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 KTS. HIGH PRESSURE AT
THE SURFACE DOMINATES THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WITH CLEAR AND COLD
CONDITIONS PERSISTING. FURTHER WEST...AN OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS
APPROACHING ADAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
AGAIN...MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL ON THE 12Z RUN AND QUICKLY
DIVERGE ON SOLUTIONS AT 48 HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE MODELS IN THE THE FIRST 48 HOURS...THE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY IS VERY POOR. WITH SUCH AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS
OUR DOMAIN AND LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS...DECIDED TO
FOCUS ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST AND MAKE VERY LITTLE CHANGES BEYOND
MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW HEADING TOWARD WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS
MAKING FOR A CHALLENGING FORECAST THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
SO FAR...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IN LINE WITH OUR THINKING ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE EXCEPTION IS THE SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE
REPORTS ARE COMING IN OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE UPSLOPE COMPONENT AND
WEAK OVERRIDING MOISTURE COUPLED WITH LOW DENSITY SNOW IS THE LIKELY
CAUSE OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS. OVERALL THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN
LIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. AFTER A BRIEF
BREAK LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND...THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
AND WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING AGAIN FROM
KACHEMAK BAY TO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY BY MID MORNING. THIS NEXT
WAVE HAS A BIT MORE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO THE POTENTIAL FOR
GREATER SNOW AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. WINDS ALOFT
WILL REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY SO THERE WILL BE LITTLE IF ANY
DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL IN THE MORNING.
WHILE THE MODELS DISAGREE ON HOW THIS NEXT FEATURE ARRIVES IN THE
GULF...A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH A 970 MB LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND LATE SUNDAY AND TOWARD THE
NORTHERN GULF MONDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A HIGH WIND
WATCH/WARNING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND/OR TURNAGAIN ARM ON MONDAY. THE
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL DRY FOR THIS SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF A FEW FLURRIES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW AND CLEAR SKIES ARE ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO
REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. BETHEL
BROKE A RECORD LOW FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY AND MCGRATH WILL
LIKELY BREAK A RECORD MIN HIGH TODAY AS TEMPERATURES FAILED TO GET
WARMER THAN -25 F. THE COLD CORE LOW WILL BEGIN TO FINALLY RETREAT
NORTH AND EAST AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK TOWARD CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS. AS THIS
FRONT APPROACHES...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN
OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
OF SOME LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY
EVENING.
BERING SEA ALEUTIANS...
SEVERAL SYSTEMS ARE RESULTING IN ANOTHER CHALLENGING FORECAST OUT
WEST. A VERY POTENT LOW MOVED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW THERE WERE VERY STRONG
PRESSURE RISES AND SUBSIDENCE WHICH RESULTED IN NEAR HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA AT DUTCH HARBOR. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. THE STENGTHENING SYSTEM FURTHER WEST WILL BRING STORM FORCE
WINDS BACK TO MOST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AT THIS TIME...WILL LIKELY ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THERE IS ABUNDANT MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN
JUST BELOW FREEZING AT ST PAUL...COUPLED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS...WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN 6 TO 12 HOURS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175.
GALE WARNING...125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:09 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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