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Gale Warning 830, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 4, 2009, 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 4, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2009, 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 041257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON IN BRISTOL BAY. A 970 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY INTENSIFIES TO 951 MB WED AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AND CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE GULF. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR KAMCHATKA STRENGTHENS TO 1009 MB THU NIGHT NEAR KISKA. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050054 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051300- 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 947 MB IN THE GULF THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 964 MB IN THE NORTHEAST GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A 1014 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON DEEPENS TO 1008 MB FRI AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA. $$ PKZ150-051300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-051300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-051300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-051300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-051300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-051300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT...EXCEPT 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-051300- UNALASKA BAY 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-051300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-051300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-051300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-051300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 352 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 3, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE COME BACK INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
THOUGH SOME DIFFERENCES STILL REMAIN IN THE GULF. CURRENTLY THE
DOUBLE-CENTER SOLUTION OVER THE GULF, WHICH IS DEPICTED WELL IN BOTH
THE NAM AND THE EUROPEAN MODELS IS PREFERRED OVER THE SINGLE-CENTER
SOLUTION OF THE GFS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TOWARD
THE GULF. A MODERATE LOW BENEATH THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE WITH
THE UPPER CENTER. A WEAKENING LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS EXTENDS A
WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND OVER BRISTOL BAY. A
DEEPENING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY MOVING EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 960 MB WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF AND ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AS IT DEEPEN TO 948 MB THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF TONIGHT
AND PUSH A WARM MARINE AIRMASS INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE OVER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KENAI
PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ALONG OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THEN
BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE KENAI AND
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND
OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL SWING NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW MAINLY ALONG THE COAST WILL
SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR SECTIONS TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW
SHOWERS THURSDAY. ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN MAINLY OVER THE
INTERIOR SECTION OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT.
BERING SEA...THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE
NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST
BERING WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE
THE BERING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN
OVER THE BERING THROUGH THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SOME IMPROVING
CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING LATE
THURSDAY WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. CLEARER AND COLDER
WEATHER WILL MOVE BACK INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM...120 170 172
GALE...125 130 132 140 141 155 165 171 175 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 100 min | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 3, 5:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Nov 3, 11:46 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.