Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 896, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270040 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD THU EVENING. A 961 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270418 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 UPDATED AREAS 120 125 AND 130 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD THU EVENING. A 961 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 715 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 715 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 715 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270626 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 UPDATED AREAS 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD THU EVENING. A 961 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 715 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 715 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BARREN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 920 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...MIDDLETON ISLAND AND EAST...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271344 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 53N 153W. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 977 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 60N 144W. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...MIDDLETON ISLAND AND EAST...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE ONSHORE 80 NM EAST OF CORDOVA WITH A 990 MB CENTER SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT...SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 6:00 AM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 6:00 AM AKST, 10 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
600 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER-LVLS A BROAD LONG-WAVE TROF REMAINS PREDOMINANT OVER THE
AOR...WITH AN UPPER-LOW OVER JUST SE OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND OVER
THE NW BERING. A SHORTWAVE TROF IS DRAPED THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND COPPER RIVER BASIN MOVING NORTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE A LOW JUST
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR IS FILLING QUICKLY...AND A SMALL LOW IS
DEVELOPING NEAR SAND POINT MOVING EAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE BARELY PERFORMING ADEQUATELY IN THE SHORT TERM. THE
WEAKENING LOW SE OF THE PRIBILOFS IS CAPTURED...AS IS THE SHORTWAVE
MOVING UP THE COPPER RIVER BASIN INTO INTERIOR AK. THE LOW NEAR SAND
POINT DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL IN ANY MODEL SOLUTION...AND WAS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A BIT FURTHER EAST. REGARDLESS...IT APPEARS THE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP TOWARDS NORTHERN KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY
EVENING...AND UP THE KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY MORNING. THE NEXT MAJOR
LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF ON SATURDAY...WITH MODELS CAPTURING THIS THE
LAST SEVERAL RUNS REASONABLY CLOSE. OUT WEST ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL
ADVANCE TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
FAIRLY DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE DEEPER
MOISTURE FROM TRIPLE POINT LOW WORKS UP THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IN ADVANCE
THE TRIPLE-POINT LOW SET UP STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH.
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILLS SUSTAIN THE THREAT OF THE BLIZZARD
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...WITH A GENERAL 6 TO
12 INCH SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH FRIDAY.
EASTERLY TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW
WILL ALSO INCREASE THURSDAY...WITH THE DOWNSLOPING HELPING TO RETARD
PRECIPITATION TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND
MAT-SU VALLEY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE SUPPORTING UPPER-LVL
SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THURSDAY NIGHT AND HELP DRAG SOME LIGHT SNOW
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN ALONG THE HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM. A
GENERAL DRYING TREND DURING THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG LOW
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SATURDAY.
.SOUTHWEST...
PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...THE AKPEN AND INTERIOR KUSKOWIM
VALLEY AS TRIPLE-POINT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED UPPER-SUPPORT MOVE NORTH
THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION TAPERS TO SHOWERS AND MOVES TO MAINLY
UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE ON FRIDAY. THE LOW MOVING
INTO THE GULF OF AK ON SATURDAY MAY BRUSH THE SOUTHERN AKPEN WITH
SOME BRIEF SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE FAIR WEATHER
SETTING UP FOR SW AK THIS WEEKEND...SAVE FOR SHOWERS CONTINUING IN
THE NORTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE AKPEN.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING IN THE WAKE OF FILLING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS...WITH SHOWERS IN THE NORTH-WEST FLOW.
STEADY RAIN AND SNOW WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW MOVES BACK TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER DEEP LOW ON SATURDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS PERFORMING SATISFACTORILY IN THE MID TO LONG RANGE...SO
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR TO GOOD. REMAINING ACTIVE PARTICULARLY
DUE TO A DIGGING LONG WAVE TROF OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SW AK
DURING THE BULK OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131
MARINE...STORM...170 172
GALE...351 352 411 412 413 120 125 132 150 155 171 175 176
185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...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 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 9:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:10 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 min | |
| Nov 27, 3:23 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 83 min | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:28 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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