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Gale Warning 907, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2009, 9:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 30, 2009, 9:55 AM AKST (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301855 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 170 171 AND 179 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON NIGHT 50 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 980 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT...MAINLY PACIFIC SIDE. BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT GEORGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 301905 CCC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 171. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON NIGHT 50 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 980 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT...MAINLY PACIFIC SIDE. BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT GEORGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010052 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 115 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE 85 NM WEST OF COLD BAY AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 986 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 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 30, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SIBERIA TO WESTERN AK THIS MORNING WITH AN
EMBEDDED UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. AN UPPER RIDGE IS
CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF AK. AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG LOW
IS CENTERED OVER THE BERING NORTH OF ATKA WITH RIDGING OVER THE
EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST AK. A VIGOROUS WEATHER FRONT IS AFFECTING
SOUTHWEST AK AND THE AKPEN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUE MORNING. LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING WILL MOVE TO THE TIP OF THE AKPEN. ASSOCIATED NORTHERN HALF OF
FRONT DISSIPATES LATER TODAY OVER WESTERN AK...WHILE THE SOUTHERN
PORTION MOVES FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE CENTRAL GULF. AT THIS POINT
THE FORECAST TENDS BACK TO THE EC SOLUTION WHICH MOVES THE BERING LOW
NORTH ALONG THE WEST COAST AND OVER BETHEL ON WED AND INTO NORTON
SOUND THU. MEANWHILE THE FRONT IN THE GULF MOVES INLAND OVER
SOUTHEAST AK AND THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...STORMS AND GALES WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME ALL SNOW
SHOWERS AS COLD AIR FLOWS BACK INTO THE REGION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
LOW. DRYING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WED BENEATH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE
DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUE AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TUE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL END WED BENEATH HIGH PRESSURE.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE
KENAI PENINSULA BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HIGH WIND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
AND PORTAGE VALLEY WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WARMING ON SOUTHEAST
FLOW WILL END THESE CONDITIONS LATER TODAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED ON UPWIND SIDES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND ALASKA RANGE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THOMPSON PASS INTO
TUE. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FOR CORDOVA LATER TODAY. AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGHER ELEVATION INLAND
AREAS THROUGH WED...WITH A MIX AT SEA LEVEL AFTER TODAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW SHOOTS NORTH AND
BRINGS STORMS AND GALES AND SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THU THROUGH SAT.
MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WITH DRYING
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 161
WINTER STORM WARNING 125 145
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 135
MARINE...STORM 120 125 130 172 175 176 185
GALE 121 129 132 138 140 141 150 155 170 179 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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