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Gale Warning 795, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 13, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 131228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 160W WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL THEN REMAIN
PREDOMINANT ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.

.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S.  
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 140055
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE AT 52N 153E MOVES TO 62N 170E SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 141252
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-150300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN
AS IT ADVANCES TO THE CENTRAL BERING ON MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...BROAD
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREDOMINATE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

PKZ411-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT W OF 175E. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE TO SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT IN THE MORNING E OF 174W.
SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT W OF 175W
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 141955 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1055 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 413 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-150300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN
AS IT ADVANCES TO THE CENTRAL BERING ON MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...BROAD
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREDOMINATE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

PKZ411-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT W OF 175E. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE TO SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT IN THE MORNING E OF 174W.
SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT W OF 175W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 150034
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-151500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
THROUGH EARLY MON. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND MON.

$$

PKZ411-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST S. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS S. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W
OF 176W. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST E. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E OF 175W...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. W OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 151235
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-160300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS
SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS THE CENTRAL BERING
AND ALEUTIANS ON TUESDAY. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
NEAR 54N 167W ON TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER
THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 57N...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST
SEAS SW.
.TUE...SE TO SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 175W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 176W...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST
SEAS E. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT E OF 174W IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
519 
FZAK62 PAFC 152354
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL THEN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL
BERING TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE.  

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF
56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 57N...W WIND
35 FT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF 176W. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST E. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W OF 176W...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E 
OF 176W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
169W. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 161253
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A GALE FORCE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL BERING ON TUESDAY. A 995
MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 54N 167W TUESDAY MORNING AND
QUICKLY MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY AFTERNOON.   

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. S OF
57N...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
173W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST SEAS E IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W.  
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT E OF 174W
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12
FT...EXCEPT 15 FT IN THE MORNING E OF 173W. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 170013
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 986 MB LOW AT 57N 168E DISSIPATES WED MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE 
IN POSITION. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE MORNING.  A 964 MB LOW AT 50N 163E LATE
WED MORNING MOVES TO 56N 172E THU MORNING AT 950 MB.

$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...SE WIND 35 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST W. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW DEVELOPING. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 12, 12:05 PM AKST, 15 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 12:05 PM AKST, 15 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1205 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z RUNS OF THE NAM AND GFS IN RELATIVELY GOOD
AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM WITH EXCEPTION OF WEAK LOW/TROUGH THAT
MOVES INTO NORTHWESTERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING.  GFS PRODUCES A 981 CUT
OFF LOW BY 18Z WHILE NAM GENERATES AN ELONGATED LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE AROUND 986 MB. A BLEND OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS WOULD BE A
REASONABLE COMPROMISE

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG ZONAL FLOW IN THE UPPER TROP WITH
DEEP TROUGH OVER THE BERING ON SAT MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF
LATER THAT NIGHT. HENCE THERE IS GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT OF GULF LOW ON SAT. PLENTY OF COLD AIR MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD IN BERING INTO NORTH PACIFIC ON FRI AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH SOME TYPE OF LOW/TROUGH MOVING THROUGH
NORTHWESTERN GULF FRI AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR EXPECT MODERATE
NORTH WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL.  MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON SAT MORNING
DEEP LOW IN NORTHERN GULF IN POSITION ALTHOUGH GFS IS 8 TO 10 MB
LOWER...IN ANY CASE SNOW ACROSS COASTAL ZONES WITH SOME MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTH WINDS ON BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM ON SAT. PLENTY OF SNOW
AND WIND FOR PWS EASTWARD ON SAT. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THOMPSON PASS
ON SAT WITH BLOWING SNOW.

VARIABLE CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWESTERN ZONES.

NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS.  WITH POLAR FRONT
MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD FRIDAY MORNING OVER ALEUTIANS WILL GENERATE
STRONG WINDS OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI...HENCE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN TIP OF AK PEN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...RIDGE OVER BERING BUILDS WITH DEEP TROUGH IN
GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.  MAIN ISSUE WILL BE COLD TEMPS AND NORTHERLY
DRAINAGE WINDS THROUGH GAPS. A WEATHER FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY MON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR 185 WILL PROBABLY BECOME HWW
MARINE...MANY STORMS AND GALES- SEE MARINE PACKAGE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP NOV 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 3:59 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC2 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 days
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 13, 9:26 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.