Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2009
Small Craft Advisory 968, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 26, 2009, 9:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2009, 9:20 PM AKST (06:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 962 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 977 MB TONIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 995 MB SUN AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. IT THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 55 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING AND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NE LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AND TO 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AND 12 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Nov 26, 5:00 PM AKST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 5:00 PM AKST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND A BUILDING
RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA IS BEGINNING TO STEER A STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA. AN UPPER TROUGH OVER BRISTOL
BAY IS PIVOTING NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF IS MOVING
NORTH. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIES OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING
SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT BUT THERE DIFFERENCES ON THE
MOVEMENT OF THE LOW IN THE GULF. THE GFS MOVES THE LOW INTO THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR BY FRIDAY MORNING WHILE THE NAM AND THE EC MODELS
KEEPS IT OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SLOWER
MOVING LOW APPEARS TO BE THE BETTER SOLUTION BECAUSE THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL NOT PASS THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL SLOWLY SWING
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER WESTERN CANADA THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT NORTH INTO SIBERIA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
AT THE SURFACE...
SOUTH-CENTRAL AK...A WEAK SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN
GULF WILL OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE KENAI MOUNTAINS WILL DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL
ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC
WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DEEPEN TO 972 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. GALE TO
STORM FORCE WINDS SATURDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A BROAD TROUGH WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. THE NEXT
STORM MOVING ONTO THE GULF LATE SATURDAY WILL CREATE A NORTHERLY FLOW
WHICH WILL BRING A COLD DRY AIRMASS INTO THE REGION SATURDAY.
BERING SEA...A NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD
INTO THE REST OF THE AREA FRIDAY. A NEW STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LARGE STORM OVER THE GULF LATE SATURDAY WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE OTHER STORM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING LATE MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING THOMPSON PASS
MARINE...STORM 132 150 155
GALE 170 172 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.