Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 214, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 2, 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 2, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 3, 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 030021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 340 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 170 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR KING SALMON WED AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR ADAK TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF TOGIAK. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 030429 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 AMENDED AREAS 179 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 340 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 170 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR KING SALMON WED AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR ADAK TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF TOGIAK. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 730 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031255 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 165 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB WED MORNING 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AND IS THEN ABSORBED INTO A GULF LOW. A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB WED MORNING 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW 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 2, 2:40 PM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 2:40 PM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
240 PM AKST MON NOV 2 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER TROF PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE ALONG THE
ALCAN BORDER. THE HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN IN
PLACE OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR IS BEING UNDERCUT BY A DEEPENING TROF
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE RESULT IS A LARGE COL OVER THE LOWER
YUKON VALLEY. A 210 KT JET IS FLOWING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
AND ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THIS JET WILL BE
THE CATALYST FOR A VERY BUSY WEEK WEATHER WISE.
AT THE SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SLOWLY WEAKENING EAST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SPREADING SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. CLEAR SKIES CAN BE FOUND OVER THE INTERIOR...WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOME STRATUS AND FOG ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THERE IS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA THAT THE MODELS DID NOT RESOLVE WELL. A 975 MB LOW
IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAVE
REACHED THEIR MAXIMUM INTENSITY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MANY CHALLENGES IN THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST
PACKAGE...AND IT BEGINS WITH THE MODELS NOT INITIALIZING WELL ON THE
UPPER LEVEL FEATURES OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. THE
MODELS DIVERGE IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS AS THE WEAKENING FRONT IN THE
CENTRAL BERING BECOMES AN ELONGATED TROF OVER BRISTOL BAY. THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARISE BETWEEN 48 AND 84 HOURS WHEN A STRONG
LOW DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE DEVELOPING LOW DEEPENS RAPIDLY
TO 954 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW ROTATES
AROUND ITS PERIPHERY AND BECOMES ABSORBED LATER ON THURSDAY INTO ONE
LARGE CONCENTRIC LOW...WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE ABOUT 945 MB. THE GFS IS
THE OUTLIER WITH THIS SOLUTION...INSTEAD DEVELOPING ONE LARGE
CONCENTRIC LOW AT 60 HOURS WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 939 MB...NOT
IMPOSSIBLE BUT NOT LIKELY. THE INHERITED FORECAST WAS STILL
ADVERTISING A DEEP LOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND INSTEAD OF THE
DOUBLE BARRELED LOW AT THAT TIME. GIVEN THE POOR
INITIALIZATION...CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW IN THE EXACT TIMING AND
POSITION OF THE LOW ALTHOUGH FEEL LIKE WE ARE GETTING A BETTER HANDLE
ON IT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS...ANTICIPATE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT TO INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
INTERIOR SAGGING TOWARD THE ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING. THE ISENTROPIC
ANALYSIS DEPICTS WARM AIR OVERRUNNING THE COOLER AIR AT THE SURFACE
BEGINNING TONIGHT. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO SATURATE THE COLUMN AS
THE ATMOSPHERE IS INITIALLY VERY DRY...BUT BELIEVE CLOUDS WILL
DEVELOP QUICKER OVERNIGHT THAN THE MODELS ARE DEPICTING. THE
OVERRUNNING MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...RESULTING IN
LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND POSSIBLY
SPREADING INLAND OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE INITIAL FRONT WILL
BRING STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE COASTAL ZONES...WITH 75 MPH
POSSIBLE THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE DOWN-INLET GRADIENT WILL PREVENT THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM
REACHING WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. WINDS AT
ALL LEVELS WILL BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY BY TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN
A RAIN SHADOW DEVELOPING ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
STILL...THIS LOW IS DYNAMIC ENOUGH THAT LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW COULD
SPILL OVER THE RANGE AND FALL IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE MATSU
VALLEY.
.SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE 200+ KT JET
FLOWING PARALLEL TO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL BRING VERY ACTIVE WEATHER
TO THE REGION. SOUTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS WILL INCREASE...EVENTUALLY
TURNING NORTHEAST AND FINALLY NORTHWEST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF. PLACES LIKE DILLINGHAM
COULD SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AS WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BE SLOW TO
ERODE THE COLD ARCTIC AIR AT THE SURFACE. STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR
IS AN INDICATION THAT COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN FROM THE NORTH
WHILE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 2000 FT PUMP IN WARMER AIR JUST
ABOVE THE SURFACE. COLD AIR WILL ADVECT SOUTH BACK ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION AT THIS POINT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE UPSLOPE MOUNTAIN
RANGES. A BROAD TROF WITH AXIS JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
WILL STALL OVER THE REGION...RESULTING IN BLUSTERY BUT RELATIVELY
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
BUOY 35 WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS ALREADY REPORTING WINDS THAT
ARE EXCEEDING THE STRONGEST MODEL WINDS AT THIS POINT...ANOTHER
INDICATOR THAT THE INITIALIZATION OF THE WESTERN FEATURES IS POOR.
WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE COLD ADVECTION SIDE OF THE LOW IN THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT...REACHING STORM FORCE WINDS. THESE WINDS
WILL SKIRT SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS AND IMPACT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
OVERNIGHT...BRINGING STORM FORCE GUSTS TO UNALASKA AND DUTCH HARBOR
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK ACROSS THE BERING SEA...WITH WIDESPREAD GALES AND STORM FORCE
GUSTS LIKELY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 125
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176 411 412 413 414
GALES 120 125 130 132 138 140 141 155 160 165 180 170 171
172 179 185 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 3:17 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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