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Gale Warning 878, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 20, 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 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 21, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 201325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 220 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 120 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ATKA FRIDAY EVENING AT 974 MB AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 35 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 210000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AS IT WEAKENS TO 979 MB ON SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 973 MB LOW FORMS 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND DEEPENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PORT MOLLER EAST...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE... 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE... NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT...SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210708 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 UPDATED ZONES 172 AND 175. 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AS IT WEAKENS TO 979 MB ON SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 973 MB LOW FORMS 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND DEEPENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PORT MOLLER EAST...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1005 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE... 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE... NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1005 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT...SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING 975 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 986 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT EJECTS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER 965 MB LOW 190 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 969 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT EAST TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 975 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 50 KT. WEST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211541 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING 975 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 986 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT EJECTS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER 965 MB LOW 190 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 969 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT EAST TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 975 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 640 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 50 KT. WEST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG 969 MB LOW AROUND 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT...SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 19, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A DEEP TROUGH ANCHORED OVER THE
MAINLAND AND GULF OF ALASKA WHILE A RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS BEING UNDERCUT BY A LARGE STORM IN THE
WESTERN BERING. THE JET IS BECOMING MORE ZONAL...FLOWING WEST TO EAST
JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AT ABOUT 135 KT. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE 955 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING IS
RACING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON.
MULTIPLE MESO LOWS ARE SPINNING ABOUT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS IN THE
SHORT TERM BUT OVERALL...ALL SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE WELL REPRESENTED
AND IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS LEANING TOWARD
THE ECMWF AS IT HAS BEEN THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL
RUNS DUE TO ITS MORE CONSISTENT APPROACH TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE
DEVELOPING LOWS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF
CONTINUES TO SLIDE SOUTH. THE FEATURES THAT WILL BE IMPACTING
SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE SUBTLE WHICH WILL
LEAD TO A TRICKY FORECAST. A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
STATE WILL DROOP SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THE INCREASED SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT THAT IS MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING WILL COMBINE TO GIVE MANY AREAS A CHANCE OF SNOW
THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE MAIN TRIPLE POINT LOW SLIPS SOUTH OF THE
GULF...A TROUGH WILL EXTEND NORTHWARD AND A SURFACE LOW WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE JUST ENOUGH
DEFORMATION ALOFT AND MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE TO RESULT IN LIGHT SNOW
ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CHUGACH RANGE. WHILE
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING...WE ARE STILL NOT EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT
EVENT WITH ANY ACCUMULATION GREATER THAN AN INCH OR SO...SO WILL NOT
UPDATE THE WORDING TO LIKELY QUITE YET.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVENT ANY WEATHER OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM MOVING
ONSHORE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE TRIPLE POINT
LOW WILL SLIP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...RESULTING IN NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE REGION AND DRIER AIR FILTERING SOUTHWARD
FROM THE YUKON VALLEY. IT IS NOT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING THAT THE NEXT
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MAKES ANY
PROGRESS INLAND...BRINGING SNOW ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SPREADING UP THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER REMAINS OUT WEST WHERE A LARGE LOW AND ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS BRINGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...EVEN THOUGH WINDS WERE SOUTHEASTERLY...DID NOT INCREASE AS
EXPECTED...RESULTING IN ACCUMULATING SNOW IN DUTCH HARBOR AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. WARMER AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL BRING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD AND THE SNOWFALL THIS
EVENING. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO DIMINISH AS THE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT BECOMES FAR REMOVED FROM THE SURFACE FEATURES...ALTHOUGH THE
NEXT WAVE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STORM
FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NO CHANGE TO THE INHERITED LONG RANGE FORECAST
TONIGHT DUE TO THE LARGE VARIABILITY AND LOW RELATIVE MEASURE OF
PREDICTABILITY BASED OFF OF ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE...STILL APPEARS THE
COLD AND RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF WILL
COME TO AN END AS ACTIVE WEATHER FROM THE BERING SLIDES EASTWARD FOR
THE START OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALSO USHER IN A RETURN TO MUCH MORE
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM 175 176 411
GALE 127 128 170 172 180 185 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 140 141 160 180
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 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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