Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 929, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 7, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
144 FZAK51 PAFC 080007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 60 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
875 FZAK51 PAFC 081228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW CENTERED 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND DRIFTS WESTWARD AND DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. . .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
042 FZAK51 PAFC 081551 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW CENTERED 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND DRIFTS WESTWARD AND DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 650 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. . .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
170 FZAK51 PAFC 090055 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SUN NOV 7 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH LARGE SCALE FEATURES...BUT NOT SO
GOOD WITH RESPECT TO THE MESOSCALE FEATURES. GFS SEEMS TO BE AN
OUTLIER WITH RESPECT TO THE TROUGH OR WEAK LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT...SO THE NAM WAS PREFERRED THERE. IN THE
BERING...DIFFICULTY LIES IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT TIMING AND STRENGTH
OF THE MANY SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE LARGE CYCLONE
MOVING FROM THE WEST INTO THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE
GFS WAS LARGELY PREFERRED OUT WEST FOR THIS PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE MID LEVEL CYCLONE WITH MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES CONTINUES ROTATING
IN THE GULF. ONE OF THESE LOWS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
NORTHWEST GULF NEAR THE SOUTHEAST KENAI PENINSULA TODAY INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/LOW OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST AND THEN NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN
COOK INLET REGION AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. WEAK DEFORMATION IS LIKELY
TO INITIATE LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER COOK INLET REGION INTO THE
SUSITNA VALLEY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...LIKELY RESULTING IN LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW.
OUT WEST...MID LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES NORTH AND
EAST AHEAD OF A PAIR OF CYCLONES. ONE CYCLONE STAYS SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND RACES UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE ALONG 50N TOWARDS THE WEST
COAST...STAYING SOUTH OF THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. THE SECOND AND
LARGER CYCLONE MOVES INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING TODAY AND THEN
BECOMES STATIONARY BY MONDAY IN THE CENTRAL BERING. TIMING AND
STRENGTH OF THESE DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE LARGER PARENT
CYCLONE ARE VERY PROBLEMATIC...SO THE FORECAST HAS HIGHER UNCERTAINTY
THAN NORMAL ON THE MESOSCALE LEVEL THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PAST SUNDAY
EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE IN THE GULF
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
MAINLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST AND WILL BRING ENOUGH DYNAMICS
TODAY TO INCREASE THE SNOW COVERAGE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS EVEN HINT THAT THERE COULD BE
A WEAK DEFORMATION ZONE BETWEEN THE LOW IN THE GULF AND THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH. SNOW APPEARS LIKELY BEGINNING VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
OR EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND THOUGH SNOW WILL
BE LIGHT...UP TO 2 INCHES COULD FALL ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE
TROUGH MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MOST OF THE AREA DRIES OUT FOR
EARLY IN THE WEEK...WITH EASTERLY UPSLOPE BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO
THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. OTHERWISE...THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK
EXCEPT FOR EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND A SUBSEQUENT BUILDING OF A MID LEVEL
RIDGE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL RESULT IN MAINLY DRY
WEATHER...WITH FOG A CONCERN WHERE WINDS ARE ABLE TO DECOUPLE AT
NIGHT. A WEAK FRONT MAY SKIRT THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND BRING SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS.
BERING SEA REGION...
IMPRESSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON SATELLITE A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS IS SPREADING AN IMPRESSIVE CIRRUS SHIELD OVER THE
ISLAND CHAIN INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
STEADY PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN (AND SOME SNOW) AS IT
MOVES SWIFTLY TO THE EAST ALONG THE 50TH PARALLEL. THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST
OVER THE COMING DAYS. DISTURBANCES OF VARYING INTENSITIES WILL ROTATE
AROUND THIS CYCLONE AND KEEP UNSETTLED WEATHER IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LARGE CYCLONIC FLOW IS FORECAST BY MODELS TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. THE MAIN STORM TRACK APPEARS TO SET UP BEGINNING EARLY IN
THE WEEK FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC NORTH AND
EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS WILL HOPEFULLY BECOME MORE CLEAR AS MIDWEEK APPROACHES. THERE
IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A WARMER AND STORMIER WEATHER PATTERN TO RESUME
LATE IN THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...120 132 150 155 176 185
STORMS...130
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 8, 7:26 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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