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Gale Warning 976, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 27, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455 FZAK51 PAFC 271227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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606 FZAK51 PAFC 280028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO 998 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A 996 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN MORNING WILL DEEPEN TO 975 MB AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 27 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
836 FZAK51 PAFC 281252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO CORDOVA AT 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
316 FZAK51 PAFC 281822 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 UPDATED 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO CORDOVA AT 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 920 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 920 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR WESTERN BAYS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
051 FZAK51 PAFC 290016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 12:50 PM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 12:50 PM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1250 PM AKST FRI NOV 26 2010 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS VERY PROGRESSIVE. TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ON THANKSGIVING DAY IS EXITING TO THE EAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AS A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. A WEAK LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH CROSSING THE BERING SEA IS BEGINNING TO SLIGHTLY DIG SOUTHEASTWARD AND CONNECT UP WITH A MATURE LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. UPSTREAM OF THESE TROUGHS IS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING. AT THE SURFACE AN ELONGATED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING IS TRACKING TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW WITH SNOW SPREADING ONSHORE FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO BRISTOL BAY. ALL IS QUIET ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE IS A KEY DIFFERENCE AMONG THE MODEL SOLUTIONS IN LOCATION AND EXTENT OF AMPLIFICATION OF UPPER TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE NAM IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH HIGHER AMPLITUDE OVER COOK INLET ALTHOUGH ECMWF HAS TRENDED THAT DIRECTION. THE GFS/UKMET MAINTAIN A MUCH LOWER AMPLITUDE TROUGH UNTIL IT REACHES PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN KENAI TO SUSITNA VALLEY. FOR NOW WILL TAKE A MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION. NO MATTER WHAT SOLUTION YOU GO WITH ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. OTHER THAN THAT MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEAK LOW OVER THE BERING WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THERE WON'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF MOISTURE OR LIFT TO WORK WITH UNDER BROAD WESTERLY FLOW...SO MAIN IMPACT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. A MORE SUBSTANTIVE UPPER TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF THE ARCTIC SATURDAY AND BEGIN TO DOG SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TROUGH...BUT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LIFT AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH TO PRODUCE A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED LOW. ARCTIC AIR WILL BE USHERED SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE TROUGH SETTING UP A WIND EVENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BE ENHANCED BY A PACIFIC LOW WHICH THEN TRACKS INTO THE GULF MONDAY...RAPIDLY DEEPENING AS COLD AIR FEEDS INTO IT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE EXACT WIND SPEEDS...BUT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WIND WARNING CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS/VALDEZ. FOR NOW WILL TREND HEAVILY TOWARD STRONGER WINDS IN THE LATEST FORECAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AIRMASS BEHIND THE WARM FRONT LOOKS WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE PRECIP TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN ALL RAIN ALONG COASTAL AREAS. PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO WIDESPREAD LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES. COLDER AIR WILL SLOWLY FILTER SOUTHWARD TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY CHANGING ANY REMAINING PRECIP BACK TO SNOW. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC BLAST WILL THEN ACCOMPANY AN UPPER TROUGH AS IT DIGS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COMBINATION OF THE COLD ADVECTION AND A PACIFIC LOW MOVING TOWARD THE GULF WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTHERLIES...PRIMARILY FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY ZONES. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE FOR DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL EXIT TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ONCE AGAIN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TOWARD THE GULF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BUT MOST OF THE IMPACT FROM THIS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THE RIDGE WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING A SYSTEM TO MOVE UP ITS WEST SIDE INTO THE BERING SEA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE OUT OF PHASE AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THE BOTTOM LINE IS UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS PROGRESSIVE SO WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE EVERY TWO OR THREE DAYS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 160 165 170 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB NOV 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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