Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 875, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181736 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NE PACIFIC THURSDAY MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 35 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 181908 CCD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NE PACIFIC THURSDAY MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 35 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 992 MB 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW DEVELOPS 180 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SEAL ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SEAL ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 30 KT THROUGH THE DAY. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 986 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI EVENING AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 15 KT E OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191401 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 986 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI EVENING AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 500 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 15 KT E OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200112 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 121 125 129 141 HEADLINES 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 983 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT NEAR NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 17, 2:45 PM AKST, 13 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 2:45 PM AKST, 13 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
245 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE
WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OVER MAINLAND AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND
WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS AMPLIFYING
RIDGE WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE STRONG LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...SEVERAL POTENT MESO
LOWS ARE ROTATING AROUND THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IN THE
NORTHERN GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM AND LOCAL WRF ARE HANDLING THE MESO
LOWS BETTER THAN THE GFS OR EUROPEAN BUT AS FOR SYNOPTIC FEATURES NO
REAL DIFFERENCES UNTIL 84 HOURS. ON FRIDAY...A WAVE WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE JET AND MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. THE GFS SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER IN THE TIMING...IT BEING A
BIT TOO FAST...SO WILL BE WEIGHTING THE MIDTERM FORECAST HEAVIER
TOWARD THE ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL AND GULF OF ALASKA...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE MAINLAND AND THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW IS
RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. WIND CHILL
ADVISORIES FOR THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND THOMPSON PASS WILL BE
EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WHEN THE GRADIENT WILL FINALLY
RELAX AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. UNTIL THEN...THE MAIN
LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL RETROGRADE BACK TOWARD THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND THEN SOUTH AGAIN...JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS
TRACK WILL ENSURE THAT THE GRADIENT STAYS STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE CHANNELED AREAS INCLUDING PASSAGE CANAL AND
RESURRECTION BAY. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL WITH
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND ICE CRYSTALS.
ON FRIDAY...A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FILTERS ACROSS THE
REGION. THIS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES REBOUND TO MORE CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL READINGS...AND ALSO RETURN SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. AT
THIS TIME...THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL
BE THIS WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE FORECAST IN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ON FRIDAY...THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT APPROACH THE
BRISTOL BAY COAST AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA...BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS
AND THE CHANCE OF SNOW BACK TO THE REGION. THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER
THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL LIMIT HOW FAR ONSHORE THE SYSTEM WILL
PROGRESS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MOST ACTIVE WEATHER IS OUT WEST. A WEAKENING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BROUGHT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS
IN ITS EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT EAST OF JAPAN. THIS LOW WILL
RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 947 MB NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES EAST THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INCREASINGLY
AMPLIFIED JET WILL TAP INTO TROPICAL MOISTURE AND THE COLD ARCTIC
AIRMASS OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. THIS COMBINATION WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 65
KT WINDS OVER A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND WESTERN
BERING. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH POSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 191
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE 170
STORMS 175 185
GALES 120 128 129 130 132 150 150 155 160 165 170 172 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 129 130 140 150 160 165 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Nov 18, 5:07 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 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.