Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 246, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 971 MB WED EVENING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 980 MB THU EVENING...BEFORE MOVING ASHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN EARLY FRI MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 220 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU EVENING...AND MOVE TO AROUND 160 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 983 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W OF SAND POINT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAND POINT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...17 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE...20 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 55 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT PACIFIC SIDE...23 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT . SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...8 FT E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...10 FT E. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 260012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR PORT HEIDEN THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...13 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...17 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP 300 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB FRI MORNING BEFORE EJECTING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM EAST OF SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ON SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT. NE OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261906 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP 300 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB FRI MORNING BEFORE EJECTING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM EAST OF SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ON SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT. NE OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 1000 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JAPAN FRIDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...N 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 K T. SEAS 15 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 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009
.ANALYSIS/UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER ALL OF ALASKA...KEEPING THE
REGION IN A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN. THERE ARE THREE AREAS OF LOW
PRESSURE...THE MOST IMPRESSIVE HAS MATURED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
ALONG THE 150W MERIDIAN AND IS MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE GULF. A SECOND
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MUCH SMALLER...LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. AN ELONGATED AND QUITE POTENT SHORTWAVE IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WHICH WILL BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST TOMORROW. THE LAST LOW OUT WEST IS A VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW THAT IS STRENGTHENING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.
MODELS HAVE COME INTO AGREEMENT AND REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE
OCCLUDED LOW MOVING TOWARD THE GULF. THE INCREASED CONFIDENCE IS
GOING TO RESULT IN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE MID
TERM REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW DEVELOPING OUT WEST. AS THE
LOW OCCLUDES...THE MAIN ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST TOWARD THE
ALASKA PENINSULA IN RESPONSE TO A NORTH PACIFIC SHORTWAVE BEING
EJECTED FROM THE JET AND WRAPPING AROUND THE BROAD CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION. THIS IS A MAJOR DEPARTURE FROM 24 HOURS AGO WHEN ALL THE
MODELS...EXCEPT THE ECMWF...PLACED A 966 MB LOW AT 00Z FRIDAY NEAR
BETHEL. NOW WE ARE LEANING TOWARD THE LATEST ECMWF SOLUTION WHICH HAS
A DOUBLE HEADED LOW...THE WEAKER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE SECOND
STRONGER ONE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF KODIAK AND MOVING INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. SO FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE
SHORT TERM AND THE MID TERM LEANED HEAVILY TOWARD THE 12Z ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SHOWER ACTIVITY IS PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE GULF COAST WHILE ONLY A FEW SHOWERS MAKE
IT INLAND. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE
OVERNIGHT AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GULF AND WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTHEASTERLY. THE OLD OCCLUSION FROM THE DISSIPATING
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...SPREADING SNOW FROM
KODIAK ISLAND TO THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A DEFORMATION ZONE
WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM HOMER TO ANCHORAGE AND THE SOUTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY BY AFTERNOON. THE AFOREMENTIONED POTENT WAVE MOVING
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BRIEFLY BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES THURSDAY MORNING.
AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE
AREAS MENTIONED WITH MORE EXPECTED IN THE POPULAR WINTER RECREATIONAL
HOT SPOTS OF TURNAGAIN PASS AND GIRDWOOD. LIMITING FACTORS OF THIS
STORM WILL BE THE WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION AND ITS SPEED...OTHERWISE
MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WOULD BE ANTICIPATED. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND
WEDNESDAY EVENING...NOT BEFORE BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO VALDEZ.
SOUTHWEST...RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. ONSHORE FLOW IS BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF
FOG TO THE REGION. A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
FROM ILIAMNA NORTHWARD. SNOW ENTERS THE PICTURE AREA WIDE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE DOUBLE HEADED LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...POTENT SURFACE LOW IS APPROACHING THE
PRIBILOFS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW AS BUOY 35 AND 70 REPORTED GALE FORCE GUSTS
AFTER FROPA. BEHIND THIS LOW...EYES TURN WEST TOWARD THE DEVELOPING
LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR SHEMYA. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS LIKELY ALONG AND
BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. NOT FEELING CONFIDENT ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO
ISSUE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS WITH THIS SYSTEM ALTHOUGH IT WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS TO ENTIRE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE POTENTIAL
FOR SHORT LIVED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXISTS AS THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH...ESPECIALLY THE PRIBILOFS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING AND WINDS WILL REACH 40 TO 45 MPH. THE LIMITING FACTOR
FOR THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM...AT THIS TIME WE ARE ONLY ANTICIPATING A
SHORT PERIOD OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE SO WILL WORD THE FORECAST
TOWARD THAT WITHOUT ISSUING A WATCH OR WARNING. IF THE SPEED CHANGES
WITH SUBSEQUENT RUNS...THE EVENING OR NIGHT SHIFT MAY NEED TO ISSUE
THE WATCH/WARNING BASED ON THE NEW MODEL DATA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176
GALES 120 130 132 150 155 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180
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 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 25, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 25, 12:26 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr |
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