Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 862, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 14, 2009, 6:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 22 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 14, 2009, 6:20 AM AKST (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141531 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 130 138 140 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141830 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 UPDATED ZONE 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 142225 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 125 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 UPDATED ZONES 140 AND 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 125 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 125 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. THIS LOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS IT MOVES TO AROUND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 40 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150053 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONES 130 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. THIS LOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS IT MOVES TO AROUND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 40 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150621 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. THIS LOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS IT MOVES TO AROUND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 40 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151335 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE AROUND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING ON MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WEAK 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ABOUT 65 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 15 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 14, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER-LVLS A LARGE TROF ENVELOPS THE ENTIRE AOR...FROM THE
WESTERN BERING TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF OF AK. VARIOUS SHORTWAVES
ARE ROTATING THROUGH THE FLOW PARTICULARLY OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SW
AK ENHANCING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. AN UPPER-LOW IS CENTERED OVER
CENTRAL/INTERIOR AK. AT THE SURFACE THIS MORNING...A STORM FORCE LOW
IS MOVING ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WITH ASSOCIATED MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND
VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS. BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW IS PREDOMINANT FOR
MUCH OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS IN THE COLD-ADVECTION FLOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE ACCEPTABLY CAPTURING THE MAJOR FEATURES IN THE AOR. THE
LOW MOVING ASHORE THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN...AND A RESIDUAL TROF OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND
WEAKEN AS IT ADVANCES TO THE EAST. THE GFS WAS EMPLOYED FOR THE
MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH A TREND TOWARDS THE
EC IN THE LONGER TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE STORM FORCE LOW MOVES ONSHORE WITH SNOW TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FOR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UP TO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN...AND THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS
ENDING BY MIDDAY. THE RELAXING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL HELP THE
STRONG NORTH-WEST WINDS PARTICULARLY NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER TO
SUBSIDE AS SATURDAY WEARS ON. THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
MAT-SU VALLEY DOWN TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL REMAINING GENERALLY COLD AND
DRY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THE ABSENCE OF DEEP MOISTURE...THE
UPPER-TROF OVER THE REGION WILL YIELD MAINLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH A
FEW FLURRIES OR BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS AS THE NEW WEEK ENTERS.
.SOUTHWEST...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AS SHORTWAVES ROTATE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND
THE KUSKOWIM DELTA...PARTICULARLY ALONG UPSLOPE AREAS. CORE OF
COLD-ADVECTION AND UPPER-DYNAMICS WILL BE OVER THE BERING AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...AND THUS PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE LIGHT.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
SNOW SHOWERS ENHANCED BY COLD-ADVECTION AND STRONGER UPPER-LVL
DYNAMICS OVER THE CENTRAL THROUGH EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFFS.
BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW GIVING WAY OVER FAR WESTERN REACHES OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS NEXT FRONT
APPROACHES.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
COLD-DRY FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND INTO NEXT WEEK AS UPPER-TROF
CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE N PAC AND GULF. A BREAKDOWN IN
THE PATTERN OVER THE WESTERN AOR LOOKS TO ALLOW MORE DEEP SYSTEMS TO
AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS...THOUGH CHALLENGES WILL FOCUS ON THE DETAILS OF
WHERE EXACTLY THESE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...135
MARINE...STORM...351 352 120
GALE...411 412 413 414 121 125 130 132 138 140 150 155 160
165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...412 414 160 179 180 185
JAM NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 6:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Nov 14, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 14, 9:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 14, 1:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 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.