Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 950, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 2010, 6:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 15, 2010, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
062 FZAK51 PAFC 151535 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 UPDATED ZONES 129 138 141 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB TUE MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF AK TUE EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE AND THEN WEAKEN ON WED. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
957 FZAK51 PAFC 152205 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 105 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 UPDATED ZONES 140 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB TUE MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF AK TUE EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE AND THEN WEAKEN ON WED. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 105 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 635 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
747 FZAK51 PAFC 160021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1011 MB AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE AND THEN WEAKEN ON WED. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N 25 KT INCREASING TO WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
990 FZAK51 PAFC 160024 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1011 MB AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE AND THEN WEAKEN ON WED. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N 25 KT INCREASING TO WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
694 FZAK51 PAFC 160225 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1011 MB AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE AND THEN WEAKEN ON WED. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N 25 KT INCREASING TO WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
572 FZAK51 PAFC 161244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1011 MB EARLY TUE EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF TUE AND WEAKEN WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 15, 5:20 AM AKST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 5:20 AM AKST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ACROSS THE MAINLAND...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH IS SHIFTING EAST...AS A
COLD UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN AK DROPS SOUTHEAST. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH HAS EJECTED OUT OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND IS PASSING THROUGH
THE MAT-SU VALLEY/ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING. OUT WEST...AN
UPPER-RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING...AMPLIFIED BY A 150 KT
JET MAX. AT THE SURFACE...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED JUST
EAST OF SEWARD AND IS DRIFTING SOUTHEAST. ALSO AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE NEAR ADAK IS BUILDING EAST SUPPORTED BY THE RIDGING ALOFT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CAPTURE THE SYNOPTIC PICTURE AND FEATURES SATISFACTORILY. WITH
WIDESPREAD COLD-ADVECTION FILTERING DOWN THE MAINLAND AND INTO THE
GULF OF AK...THE STRONGEST ASSOCIATED WINDS ARE BEST CAPTURED BY THE
NAM...BUT ALL MODELS SEEM REASONABLE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW SHOWERS TO END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY AS THE
SHORTWAVE TROUGH DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF AK AND THE COLD/DRY
AIRMASS SCOURS OUT LOW-LVL MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DECREASED
CLOUDINESS AND MUCH MORE SUNSHINE. HOWEVER...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. BY TUESDAY...THE
STRONGEST CORE OF WINDS LOOK TO MOVE THROUGH...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE. DROPPING
TEMPERATURES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL COUPLED WITH THE WINDS WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DURING THE AFTERNOONS TO 10 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO AT NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK. ACROSS MARINE AREAS GALE FORCE WINDS
FILTERING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WILL INCREASE TO STORM
FORCE...ESPECIALLY OUT OF FAVORED BAYS AND PASSES SUCH AS KAMISHAK
BAY. THE COLDER AIR AND WINDS ALSO SHOULD SUPPORT AREAS OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. THE COLD UPPER-LOW WILL SLIP SOUTH THROUGH THE GULF
OF AK AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
THEN LOOKS TO THEN WEAKEN ALONG WITH THE WINDS.
SOUTHWEST...
COLD DRY AIR WILL ALSO SPILL DOWN THROUGH THE SW MAINLAND THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING WILL OTHERWISE PROVIDE FAIR
WEATHER.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A FRONT WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS BUT STALL
OUT ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SUPPORTED BY THE
BLOCKING RIDGE HOLD FAST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. PERIODS OF RAIN
LOOK TO CLIP THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS. GALE-FORCE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY
THE PRECIPITATION AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE
AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE AND THE STALLING FRONT. .OTHERWISE THE
REMAINDER OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING LOOK TO REMAIN RELATIVELY
DRY INTO MID-WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE BLOCKING UPPER RIDGE IN THE BERING SLOWLY MOVE EAST TO THE
MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS LOOKS TO HELP BREAK THE COLD-SNAP
OVER THE MAINLAND. RESULTING ONSHORE FLOW HOWEVER BRINGS INCREASED
MOISTURE AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 135
MARINE...STORM...130
GALE...351 352 411 120 121 126 127 128 129 132 140 141 150
160 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 126 127 128 129 130 138 140 141
180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JAM NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:56 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 9:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.