Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 20, 2009, 10:05 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 20, 2009, 10:05 PM AKST (07:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210708 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 UPDATED ZONES 172 AND 175. 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AS IT WEAKENS TO 979 MB ON SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 973 MB LOW FORMS 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND DEEPENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PORT MOLLER EAST...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1005 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE... 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE... NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1005 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT...SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING 975 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 986 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT EJECTS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER 965 MB LOW 190 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 969 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT EAST TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 975 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 50 KT. WEST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211541 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING 975 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 986 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT EJECTS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER 965 MB LOW 190 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 969 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT EAST TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 975 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 640 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 50 KT. WEST OF AMCHITKA...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG 969 MB LOW AROUND 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT...SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 8 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 8 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH SAT NIGHT ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. PROBLEMS ARISE AFTER THIS AS THE NAM BECOMES THE OUTLIER WITH THE NEXT STORM TO ENTER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS MODEL IS CONVERGING TOWARD THE 00Z ECMWF SOLUTION BY BRINGING A STRONG LOW CENTER INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. BY MON AFTERNOON THE 12Z ECMWF CARRIES THE CENTER INTO THE INTERIOR...WHICH IS A DEPARTURE FROM THE OOZ RUN WHICH HOLDS THE CENTER IN THE WESTERN GULF. THE 12Z GFS TENDED TOWARD THIS POSITION...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT TREND OF THE 00Z ECMWF AND 12Z GFS. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW IN THE LONG TERM AS MODELS VARY CONSIDERABLY. UPPER LEVELS... THE PATTERN BECOMES SOMEWHAT MORE AMPLIFIED IN THE NE PACIFIC AND ALASKA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE LONG WAVE ALONG THE WESTERN US MOVES EAST AS RIDGE BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND CENTRAL MAINLAND SUN EVE. THE LOW OVER THE MAINLAND RETROGRADES TO SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ANADYR SUN NIGHT. STACKED CENTER OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AS DEVELOPING WAVE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY SAT NIGHT/SUN SETTING UP SWLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND. YET ANOTHER WAVE DEVELOPS OVER THE NE PACIFIC SUN AND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...TRIPLE POINT CENTER SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE EAST MOVEMENT AND WEAKEN. WEAK LOW WHICH IS FORMING SOUTH OF THE KENAI PEN IS PRODUCING SNOW OVER THE GULF COAST AND HAS ENHANCED THE WINDS OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND NORTH GULF. SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF AT KODIAK THROUGH THE NIGHT AS TIPPLE POINT MOVES EAST. SNOW LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH WEAK LOW HOLDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SOME LIGHT OVERRUNNING SNOW WILL WORK INLAND IN SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WITH WEAK MOISTURE PUSH FROM THE GULF. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SAT NIGHT...BUT NEXT SURGE COMES IN EARLY SUN AS FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF. EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT/MON AS A STRONG LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. MAJORITY PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY REMAIN INITIALLY ALONG THE COAST WITH DOWN-SLOPE CONDITIONS INLAND. WARMER AIR WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM. .WEST...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE AREA. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS FRONT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MID LEVEL FLOW SHIFTS NORTH. STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS STACKED STORM FORCE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTH. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEVELOPING WAVE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. MODELS PICK UP ON THIS CENTER AS IT INTENSIFIES AND MOVES TO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. THIS CENTER THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS THROUGH MON. ASSOCIATED FRONT BRINGS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE SW ALASKA COAST...ESPECIALLY BRISTOL BAY SAT NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODEL DIFFERENCES AND PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL CAUSE TIMING ISSUES. HOWEVER...PATTERN IS SUCH THAT INCREASED CLOUDS AND POPS WITH SOME WARMING ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEAK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 155,180,170,171,172,175,176, AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 10:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:46 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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