Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 178, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 27, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. A 1007 MB LOW 415 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 271322 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 UPDATE 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. A 1007 MB LOW 415 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 425 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271959 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 CORRECTED AREA 175 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. A 1007 MB LOW 415 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 425 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272059 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1200 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 CORRECTED AREA 175 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. A 1007 MB LOW 415 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 425 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL BE ABSORBED BY A 967 MB LOW THAT WILL BE 315 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 26, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO STRONG
LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TRAVELING EASTWARD ALONG THE UPPER
JET THIS MORNING. ONE LOW IS SOUTH OF THE GULF TRACKING NORTHEAST
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE SURFACE LOW...WHICH IS ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE UPPER CIRCULATION...HAS AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 979 MB AND IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER
THE CENTRAL GULF HAS STARTED TO MOVE BACK NORTHWESTWARD AS A WARM
FRONT. OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION IS ALREADY VISIBLE ON THE EASTERN
EDGE OF THE MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR. A SECOND NEARLY VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW IS ABOUT 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK IS TRACKING EAST-NORTHEAST.
ITS CENTRAL PRESSURE...WHICH IS STILL FALLING...IS APPROACHING
950 MB. MOISTURE AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE
PROGRESSING TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. CONDITIONS BACK OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA ARE FAIRLY CALM THIS MORNING. THE UPPER TROUGH THAT MOVED
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY NIGHT IS NOW HEADED INTO INTERIOR
ALASKA. SNOW CONTINUES ALONG UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALASKA RANGE
WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS LEFT OVER THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
FINALLY...A SURFACE LOW IS TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THIS MORNING. THERE ARE NO
OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE...BUT BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AND MODEL
GUIDANCE EXPECT WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LOW RANGE FROM
25 TO 35 KT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL INITIALIZED WELL. IN THE SHORT-TERM
CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE NAM...ESPECIALLY WITH THE DETAILS OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH TRACK OF LOW
MOVING INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. SINCE NAM IS A BIT FARTHER SOUTH
THAN THE REST OF THE SOLUTIONS WILL BLEND WITH THE GFS ON THIS
POSITION. THIS WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST FARTHER
NORTH. ALL OF THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED SOUTHEAST WITH THE TRACK
OF THE MAJOR LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...NOW BRINING
IT TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION INSTEAD OF SOUTHERN COOK
INLET. BASED ON RECENT STORM TRACKS THIS TRACK MAKES MORE SENSE.
SO WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. MODEL AGREEMENT
AND CONSISTENCY HEADS QUICKLY DOWNHILL AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH. GFS TRACKS A STRONG LOW ACROSS THE BERING FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE THE UKMET/ECMWF INDICATE THAT THIS LOW WILL
DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH THE NEXT
PACIFIC LOW TRACKING SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND THE 12Z ECMWF
HAS COME IN WITH A RADICALLY DIFFERENT SOLUTION WHICH TRACKS THE
LOW NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. PLAN TO STICK CLOSE
TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WHICH WAS BASED OFF OF THE 00Z ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL TAPER OFF
THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL FLOW GRADUALLY SHIFTS AROUND TO THE
NORTH AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. MEANWHILE...OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD NORTH AND WEST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
ALSO SWING NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL
LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL LIFT AND HELP TO
ENHANCE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND REGION. THERE WILL BE A SHARP DELINEATION OF THE WESTERN EDGE
OF SNOW...MAKING A TOUGH CALL FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOISTURE WILL JUST MAKE IT OVER
THE CHUGACH AND THE UPPER TROUGH WILL PROVIDE SOME LIFT TO PRODUCE
A PERIOD OF SNOW WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATION. STEADY SNOW OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER BASIN WILL PRODUCE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS
IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WARM AIR ADVECTION
WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...BUT ALL OTHER AREAS SHOULD REMAIN SNOW. THE GULF LOW WILL
DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THE LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF...QUICKLY SPREADING
MORE PRECIPITATION NORTHWARD. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH
THIS FRONT WILL FALL ALONG THE COAST DUE TO DOWNSLOPING ON THE LEE
OF THE COASTAL RANGE...BUT SHORT-WAVES ALOFT COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT
MOISTURE AND SOME OVERRUNNING WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. CONTINUED WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL
CHANGE ALL COASTAL AREAS TO RAIN BY FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME INLAND AREAS WARMING ENOUGH TO AT LEAST MIX WITH RAIN. THE
STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT
WHILE AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION AND
STRONG COLD ADVECTION ENSUES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. IF ALL
OF THIS COMES TOGETHER THERE COULD BE A SNOWSTORM IN STORE FOR MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL(INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY) OVER THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING MAY
CLIP THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WITH A LITTLE WIND AND SNOW TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE PACIFIC LOW TRACKS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BACK INTO
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AND
ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AS THE BULK OF THE LIFT
WITH THE SYSTEM STAYS TO THE EAST. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT COLD AIR WILL ADVECT ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW AND SNOW IN
UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. THE UPPER TROUGH
MAY HELP ENHANCE SNOWFALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS
IT SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
A DRYING TREND BEHIND THIS TROUGH HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF THE PACIFIC LOW AND NORTH OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT
WITH LITTLE OR NO WARM ADVECTION. AS INDICATED BY THE COLD BAY
12Z SOUNDING THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR FREEZING BUT THERE
IS A VERY STEEP LAPSE RATE WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE SURFACE
WELL BELOW ZERO. THE VERTICAL PROFILE ALONG THE EASTERN TO CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS LIKELY A BIT WARMER...BUT STILL COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
SNOW. THEREFORE...EXPECT PRECIPITATION TYPE TO BE SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO NUDGE NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH. THEREFORE...EXPECT
BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IT DOES APPEAR THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WITH THE STEADY AND
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ALONG THE OCCLUDED FRONT REMAINING JUST
TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THUS...DO NOT
EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO GET LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD WARNING.
AS THE LOW TRACKS EASTWARD ON FRIDAY THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND COLD ADVECTION WILL BEGIN ACROSS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT THE USUAL STRONGER
WIND GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.
MEANWHILE...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS WILL ENTER FROM THE
WEST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN THE
TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THESE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY HEADING INTO THE
EXTENDED PERIOD...SO HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST. MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN INDICATING A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN
WITH RIDGING OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND A TROUGH OVER THE
BERING/NORTH PACIFIC. THIS WOULD LEAD TO A LESS ACTIVE PATTERN
THAN OF LATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...165 170 172.
GALE WARNING...120 130 140 150 160 165 171 175 176 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 10:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 26, 10:20 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 27, 12:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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