Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 206, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 27, 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 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 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 FZAK62 PAFC 280004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 49N 160W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT. A 1001 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB NEAR 50N 171E SAT AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB NEAR 54N 177W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT. NORTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF 167W...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281310 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 170E. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO 957 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 55N 175W. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT SOUTH OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...EAST OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 167W WESTWARD...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281939 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 CORRECTED 411 AND 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 170E. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO 957 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 55N 175W. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 25 KT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. W OF 167W...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 290037 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 51N 171E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 955 MB NEAR 55N 179W SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 961 MB NEAR 54N 170W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N TO E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 55 TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING E OF 176W. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 168W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING E 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT S OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 27, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO EASTERN AK THIS
MORNING WITH EMBEDDED LOWS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND THE AKPEN. AN
UPPER RIDGE IS OVER SOUTHEAST AK. AT THE SURFACE...SMALL BUT VIGOROUS
LOWS ARE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AND THE SOUTHERN BERING...WITH A
STRONGER LOW NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. THESE SYSTEMS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE GULF AND BERING...AND SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES EAST OF THE
PANHANDLE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE ALL COME INTO AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE LOW
OVER THE BARRENS WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
BEYOND. THE LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND WEST OF
YAKUTAT TODAY. THE SOUTHERN BERING LOW WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A LOW CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE NEXT IMPORTANT FEATURE. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH SUN. THE FINAL PLAYER IN THE SHORT TERM IS A LOW CURRENTLY
OVER NORTHERN JAPAN WHICH WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL
BERING BY SUN NIGHT...PINWHEELS AROUND THE BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT
AND THEN REACHES THE BERING STRAIT THU MORNING. THE FORECAST UTILIZES
THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM FOR DETAIL AND THEN THE GFS/EC THROUGH THE
MID RANGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT COMING FROM
NORTHERN JAPAN SPREADS RAIN AND STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE BERING
AND ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...AND THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL
FOLLOW THE LOW WITH STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH TUE.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...DRYING TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SUSITNA AND
PRECIPITATION CUTS OFF EARLY OVER THE AKPEN. WEAK RIDGING WILL GIVE
WAY TO SNOW SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN AS THE JAPAN FRONT AND LOW MOVE
ACROSS THE BERING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY TUE.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...AS THE BARREN ISLAND LOW MOVES
INLAND EXPECT RAIN ON THE COAST WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW MOVING
INLAND TODAY. SOME DRYING WILL OCCUR UNTIL THE NEXT LOW MOVES TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT. RAIN WILL PRECEDE THIS FEATURE FOR COASTAL
AREAS WITH LITTLE PRECIP CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS. RESIDUAL LOW
PRESSURE FORMS SUN NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THAT MAY SEND SNOW INTO
THE SOUTH CENTRAL. A RIDGE WILL DRY OUT THE AREA MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A SLOW DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE BERING WITH A WEAK RIDGE.
THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL
HAVE RAIN AND SNOW FROM ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT PERSISTING THROUGH
MID-WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 120 130 132
GALES 125 129 150 155 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...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 27, 3:54 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 66 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 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.