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Storm Warning 253, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA INTENSIFIES TO 956 MB SUN AFTERNOON 200 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA. THIS LOW THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB MON NIGHT 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY. A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO WESTERN AK BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EASTWARD...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT THIS MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SEGUAM ISLAND EASTWARD...SE WIND WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT SEGUAM ISLAND EASTWARD. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 60 KT EXCEPT NW 50 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 34 FT EXCEPT SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO W 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT BERING SIDE SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 70 KT. SEAS 34 FT EXCEPT BERING SIDE SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT BERING SIDE SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 70 KT. EXCEPT SW 60 KT EAST OF SHEMYA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WESTWARD...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT SEAS 17 FT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT SEAS 21 FT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT THIS MORNING AND THEN E 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 291826 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 UPDATED AREA 160 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA INTENSIFIES TO 956 MB SUN AFTERNOON 200 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA. THIS LOW THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB MON NIGHT 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY. A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO WESTERN AK BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EASTWARD...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 925 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT THIS MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SEGUAM ISLAND EASTWARD...SE WIND WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT SEGUAM ISLAND EASTWARD. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 60 KT EXCEPT NW 50 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 34 FT EXCEPT SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO W 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT BERING SIDE SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 70 KT. SEAS 34 FT EXCEPT BERING SIDE SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT BERING SIDE SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 70 KT. EXCEPT SW 60 KT EAST OF SHEMYA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WESTWARD...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT SEAS 17 FT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT SEAS 21 FT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT THIS MORNING AND THEN E 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 85 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT PACIFIC SIDE...17 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 65 KT THIS EVENING W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE...22 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT PACIFIC SIDE...25 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 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 28, 3:45 PM AKST, 12 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 3:45 PM AKST, 12 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
345 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND APPEAR TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
PREVIOUS RUN.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL...THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA AND WESTERN
ALASKA LINKS UP WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.
AT SURFACE...A STRONG LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTHEAST. ANOTHER STRONG STORM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU IS MOVING
TOWARD THE BERING SEA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE GULF STORM WILL MOVE ONSHORE
JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY
SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE LOWER COOK INLET TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING THEN WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL END FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SUNDAY THEN DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST AROUND THE SOUND THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM
MOVING INTO THE BERING WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR MONDAY. AREAS OF GALE FORCE
WINDS WITH STORM FORCE GUST WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE FRONT UNTIL IT
MOVES INLAND MONDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A 977 MB LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DEEPEN TO 955 MB OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL BERING
SUNDAY EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
MONDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE CENTER
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT WILL DRIFT INTO
BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 185.
BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...172 175 176 179.
STORM WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 171 185.
GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 138 140 160 180 185.
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 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Nov 28, 7:53 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Nov 28, 8:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:36 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 23 hr |
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