Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 920, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 3, 2010, 8:50 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 3, 2010, 8:50 PM AKDT (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
145 FZAK51 PAFC 040453 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 UPDATED 121 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU. A LOW TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ON THU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 850 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 850 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO THE W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM NOV 10
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584 FZAK51 PAFC 040556 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 UPDATED 120 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU. A LOW TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ON THU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1000 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 1000 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 850 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO THE W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM NOV 10
083 FZAK51 PAFC 040606 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 CORRECTED TIMES 120 121 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU. A LOW TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ON THU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1000 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 850 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1000 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 850 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO THE W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM NOV 10
292 FZAK51 PAFC 041148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE AND DISSIPATE. A 979 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Nov 3, 1:40 PM AKDT, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 1:40 PM AKDT, 7 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
140 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010
.UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN COVERS THE
FORECAST REGION TODAY WITH A DEEP TROUGH THAT STRETCHES FROM THE
BERING...ACROSS THE GULF...AND FAR INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. AN
EMBEDDED UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND.
TO THE EAST A POTENT RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE ROCKIES AND INTO
CENTRAL ALASKA. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS
TRANSPORTING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE NORTHWARDS TOWARDS
THE EAST AND CENTRAL GULF COAST AS SEEN IN THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
THIS MORNING. THE STRONG JET SUPPORT AND COPIOUS MOISTURE WILL HELP
TO SUPPORT THE DEEPENING OF A SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. MEANWHILE OUT WEST...A BROAD RIDGE THAT COVERS THE
BERING AND NORTH PACIFIC IS SUPPORTING RELATIVELY QUIESCENT WEATHER.
.SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA IS
QUICKLY MOVING TOWARDS THE GULF COAST AND WILL BE IMPACTING MUCH OF
THE SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST AREA THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE IT MOVES
INLAND AND DISSIPATES. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY IS INDICATING AN
IMPRESSIVE PRECIPITATION SHIELD TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE STORM WHILE
RADAR IS INDICATING STEADY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE INTENSITY OF 959 MB AS IT OCCLUDES. THE
PROXIMITY OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT TO THE COAST AND INTENSITY OF THE
LOW WILL HELP TO SUPPORT STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ALONG
THE COAST EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. OUT
WEST...WEAK RIDGING IS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WHILE TWO WEAK
LOWS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY
WITH SOME DISCREPANCIES IN THE TIMING OF WEAKER SHORTWAVES IN THE
SHORT TERM. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE CAPTURING THE MAIN FEATURES MOST
CORRECTLY AND IS SHOWING GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. ALTHOUGH MODELS
DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE MID AND LONG TERMS...THEY ARE CURRENTLY
SHOWING THE SAME BASIC FEATURES WITH THE NEXT GULF LOW MOVING INLAND
INTO THE GULF COAST BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEKEND AND A WEAK LOW IN
THE WEST BERING.
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TOMORROW AS IT MOVES
FROM THE CENTRAL GULF AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE LOW AND
FRONT APPROACH THE GULF COAST...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ALONG THE COAST WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION. ALTHOUGH THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW THIS EVENING...THE OCCLUDED FRONT
WILL USHER IN ENOUGH WARM AIR TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO MOSTLY
RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ON LOCAL ROADS AS RAIN AND SNOW FALLS ON RESIDUAL SNOW
FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM. COLD AIR TRAPPED WITHIN THE COPPER RIVER
VALLEY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE STEADY SNOW BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN TO WESTERN BASIN...WITH SOME
ENHANCEMENT FROM UPSLOPE FLOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THOMPSON PASS WHERE HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS STARTING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF
WILL STAY TO THE EAST. AS A RESULT...ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS. LOW STRATUS IS EXPECTED
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WHERE ONSHORE FLOW IS OCCURRING.
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING...A WEAK SURFACE LOW WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA HAS A FRONT THAT EXTENDS INTO THE CENTRAL AND EAST
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT DUTCH HARBOR
THIS MORNING WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH FOR STEADY RAIN
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A SEPARATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS IT BRIEFLY INTENSIFIES TO 975 MB
THURSDAY MORNING NORTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT
WEEK...ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGES
AND TROUGHS WILL BE LOWER AMPLITUDE. MODELS ARE CURRENTLY NOT
INDICATING ANY MORE STRONG COLD AIR SURGES SOUTHWARD...SO EXPECT
RELATIVELY MILD PATTERN TO CONTINUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131. HIGH WIND WARNING...135.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...120.
STORM WARNING...125 130 132.
GALE WARNING...140 141 150 176.
ELN NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 3, 8:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Nov 4, 7:10 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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