Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 256, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300757 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 UPDATED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 85 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1100 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT W 55 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE...22 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT PACIFIC SIDE...25 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON NIGHT 50 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 980 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ S
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 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEM TO BE DOING A GOOD JOB IN THE SHORT
TERM. THE NAM IS STILL PREFERRED IN THE EAST DUE TO ITS HANDLING OF
THE LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. PAST
THAT THERE IS LITTLE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THE
ISSUE AT THIS TIME IS WITH A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THAT HAS THE LOW
MOVING TOWARD NORTON SOUND ACCORDING TO THE ECMWF BUT WEAKENING AND
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET ON THE GFS SOLUTION. WHILE THEY BOTH
HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CONSISTENT ON THE SOLUTIONS THE GFS SOLUTION
THAT WEAKENS THE LOW AND THEN MOVES IT INTO LOWER COOL INLET MAKES
MORE METEOROLOGICAL SENSE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE TODAY IS A
LARGE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THAT IS BRINGING BLIZZARDS AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO THAT REGION. A SMALL LOW IS IN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY
MONDAY MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS BRINGING
NUMEROUS WARNINGS TO THAT REGION. HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS REMAIN IN EFFECT AND SHEMYA HAS VERIFIED
WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS HAVE THE FRONT ELONGATING
AND STALLING OVER THEM WHICH IS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MOST
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENT IS THE BLIZZARD THAT FORMED IN SOUTHEAST WINDS
OVER THE UNALASKA AREA AND ALASKA PENINSULA. IT IS RARE TO GET A
BLIZZARD WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST BUT THIS STORM HAS DONE IT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE SHOULD BE A BRIEF BREAK IN STRONG WEATHER
SYSTEMS AS THE ONE IN BRISTOL BAY WEAKENS LATE WEDNESDAY AND BEFORE
THE NEXT ONE MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FROM THE
SOUTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS ALSO SIGNALS A LITTLE CHANGE
IN THE PATTERN AS A STRING UPPER LEVEL HIGH MOVES OVER THE ALASKA
PANHANDLE AND THE RETROGRADES TOWARD THE EASTERN PART OF THE
ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING 185 187 191.
HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125.
MARINE...STORMS AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BERING SEA AND AK PEN AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. GALES AROUND THE GULF.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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