Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 228, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 10, 2009, 10:40 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 10, 2009, 10:40 PM AKST (07:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2009, 9:40 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110743 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 UPDATE ZONE 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB WED MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 111211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 30 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KOTZEBUE AT 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 420 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 40 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW LATE THU MORNING AT 994 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON AT 993 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111845 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 UPDATED ZONE 176 180 AND 195. 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 30 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KOTZEBUE AT 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 420 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 40 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW LATE THU MORNING AT 994 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON AT 993 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 940 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 940 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 940 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 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 10, 5:00 PM AKST, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 5:00 PM AKST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON ON
THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAIN STORM CENTER AND THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT. THERE ARE STILL SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY BUT THE MID-TERM SOLUTIONS ARE A LITTLE CLOSER TOGETHER THAN
THEY WERE YESTERDAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER EASTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. A BROAD
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN MAINLAND IS ALSO
PROPAGATING EASTWARD.
AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
HAD DEVELOPING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA. A WEAK LOW JUST SOUTH OF YAKUTAT IS MOVING SOUTHEAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE BERING SEA STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE
SEWARD PENINSULA WEDNESDAY, THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE
EAST INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT, THROUGH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THROUGH SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA
AND THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA...AREAS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF, THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AHEAD OF THE
FRONT THEN CHANGE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND IT. ELSEWHERE,
AREAS SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE UPPER
COOK INLET LATE TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
AND NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY. GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAIN.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WARMER AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE HIGH ENOUGH THAT THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA WILL CREATE A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE MAXIMUM HIGH
TIDE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WEDNESDAY.
BERING SEA...SOUTH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL BECOME WESTERLY
BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL PERSIST OVER THE
AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL PROPAGATE
AROUND THE LOW AND PRODUCE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM 180
GALE 120 121 125 129 130 132 140 155 160 165 170
172 175 179 185
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 10, 3:29 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:57 PM AKST | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 10:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:33 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 5:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 11, 7:35 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 11, 9:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 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.