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Gale Warning 897, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JAPAN FRIDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...N 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 K T. SEAS 15 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KALGIN ISLAND MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB FRI NIGHT 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 977 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM EAST OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 | 24 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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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.