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Gale Warning 960, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2010, 10:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 19, 2010, 10:30 AM AKST (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
923 FZAK52 PAFC 191933 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 UPDATE TO ZONE 170 AND 171 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR SHEMYA FRI EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 360 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR ADAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1030 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 1030 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 21 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
563 FZAK52 PAFC 200059 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 340 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB BY SAT EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA ON SUN. A 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 998 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 2 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...19 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... 20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
706 FZAK52 PAFC 201255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 270 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 480 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENS TO 986 MB BY SAT EVENING. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA ON SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SE OF ADAK SAT EVENING MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E OF SHEMYA...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 17 FT E OF SHEMYA. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... 20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...19 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 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 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST FRI NOV 19 2010 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 120 HOURS BUT ALL HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING LOW CENTER SOUTH OF ADAK. PREFERRED GFS IN THE SHORT TERM DUE TO ITS BETTER TRACK RECORD WITH NORTH PACIFIC LOWS. TRENDED MID AND LONG RANGE FORECAST TOWARDS HPC SOLUTION. .UPPER LEVELS... AXIS OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS ALIGNED ROUGHLY ALONG 155W. BLOCKING RIDGE HOLDS SOLID THROUGH SAT MORNING THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND MIGRATES SLOWLY EASTWARD. STRONG SOUTHERLY JET OVER EASTERN BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS INTENSIFIES THROUGH SAT EVENING THEN GRADUALLY BREAKS DOWN BY SUNDAY MORNING. .SURFACE FEATURES... COMPLEX 984 MB LOW ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT TRACKS NORTHWESTWARD TODAY. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AS IT PASSES OVER SHEMYA THIS EVENING BUT WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT CROSSES THE WESTERN BERING...ENDING UP IN THE GULF OF ANADYR AT 992 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT HAS ALREADY MOVED INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ITS NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY PUSH...REACHING THE PRIBILOFS AND DUTCH HARBOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN COLD BAY AND THE DELTA COAST BY LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FRONT GRADUALLY DETERIORATE BEYOND 48 HOURS. BUT A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE SOUTHERN LEG OF THE FRONT AND MOVES TO NEAR ADAK SATURDAY NIGHT AT 992 MB. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG GULF COAST WILL FINALLY SLACKEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT FALL BELOW STRONG WIND HEADLINE CRITERIA OVERNIGHT. LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS PUSHING THE MARINE LAYER INLAND OVER COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. OUT WEST...GALE FORCE WINDS AND PLENTY OF RAIN. PLENTY OF RAIN AND WIND ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM OUT WEST. GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ALREADY EXTEND FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA...DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE CHAIN...AND ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING. LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DETER AIR TRAVEL ACROSS THE WHOLE OF WESTERN ALASKA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... PLENTY OF WARM ADVECTION ALONG THE REAR FLANK OF THE EXITING RIDGE. TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA EXPECTED TO REBOUND BY MIDWEEK. EXPECTING DAYTIME HIGHS RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MOST AREAS THANKSGIVING DAY. OTHERWISE INCREASINGLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO MIGRATE ACROSS THE BERING AND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155 165 170 172 175 176 179 411 412 413 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB NOV 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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