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Gale Warning 838, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 070014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN BERING BY SAT NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WITH 990 MB CENTER SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND MOVE ONTO THE WEST COAST SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF ATKA. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES THE AK PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR SAINT PAUL SAT EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES. SEVERAL EASTERN RUSSIA LOWS CONSOLIDATE INTO A 990 MB LOW SUN NIGHT 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 6, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER ALASKA PERSISTS THIS MORNING WITH A CENTER OVER THE GULF. UPPER RIDGES ARE OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA...WITH A WEAKER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE GULF IS SLOWLY WEAKENING WHILE A RIDGE IS ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS. THE LOW IN THE GULF SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT ROTATES ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN COAST. A SECOND LOW THEN FORMS NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES SUN AND BECOMES AN ELONGATED LOW ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST UNTIL DISSIPATION OCCURS TUE. IN THE WEST...THE RIDGE REACHES THE WEST COAST OF AK SUN AND IS FOLLOWED BY A WEATHER FRONT FROM AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW. THE NEXT LOW FROM KAMCHATKA BRINGS A SECOND FRONT ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TO THE WEST COAST MON. THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE NAM AND GFS IN THE SHORT TERM AND THEN TRANSITIONS TO THE MORE STABLE EC IN THE MID AND LONG RANGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...AFTER A MORNING HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE AKPEN...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TODAY OVER THE BERING IN RESPONSE TO A WEAKENING GULF LOW AND A RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS SAT AND SUN. FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH TUE EXCEPT FOR A FEW SHOWERS AS THE SECOND LOW AND FRONT MOVE TO THE COAST. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...STEADY IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AS THE NORTHWESTERN FLANK OF THE CLOUD SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WITHDRAWS FROM THE AREA. DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST UNTIL THE FIRST FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS TO THE COAST SUN AFTERNOON AND THE SECOND FRONT ARRIVES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS MON AFTERNOON. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GULF COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES A BIT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT INCREASED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE COAST AND INLAND TO THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS. SOME OF THIS WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL AS SNOW SUN NIGHT AND MON AS THE WEAKENING REMNANTS OF THE LOW MOVE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. LIGHT PRECIP WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL THE LOW DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...SNOW SHOWERS ON NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REDEVELOP AS A THIRD LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING TO BRISTOL BAY AROUND MID-WEEK. MEANWHILE A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST AK THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL BE DRY UNTIL THE SAME LOW MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AND BRINGS THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW TO THE REGION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181 MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 179 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.