Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 228, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 43 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 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2010, 10:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
064 FZAK51 PAFC 091228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A STATIONARY 1005 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET DISSIPATES LATER THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST WED EVENING. THE PARENT 959 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 966 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG BECOMING PATCHY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 F00T. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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773 FZAK51 PAFC 091236 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A STATIONARY 1005 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET DISSIPATES LATER THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST WED EVENING. THE PARENT 959 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 966 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG BECOMING PATCHY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
358 FZAK51 PAFC 100039 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
003 FZAK51 PAFC 101238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW STRENGTHENS TO 958 MB THIS AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 982 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU EVENING AND DISSIPATES OVER COOK INLET FRI MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 987 MB BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
548 FZAK51 PAFC 101608 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 141 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW STRENGTHENS TO 958 MB THIS AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 982 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU EVENING AND DISSIPATES OVER COOK INLET FRI MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 987 MB BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
825 FZAK51 PAFC 110022 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON FRI. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
474 FZAK51 PAFC 110456 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 AMENDED 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON FRI. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 45 KT EXCEPT EAST WIND 60 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
275 FZAK51 PAFC 110730 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 AMENDED ALL ZONES EXCEPT 121 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON FRI. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 8, 5:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 5:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 530 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE POLAR VORTEX TO SHIFT FROM THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC TO THE POLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH A RIDGE BUILDING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA THIS WEEKEND AND HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER SIBERIA THROUGH THE WEEK...THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING WILL DEEPEN AND START TO RETROGRADE LATER THIS WEEKEND. IN THE MEANTIME...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER SIBERIA. THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT AT 500MB WITH THE POLAR LOW MOVING INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN NEAR 180. THEREFORE...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY. HOWEVER...THEY ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY COMING INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE WAVE MOVING INTO THE GULF THURSDAY. THE EC IS FARTHER EAST THAN THE GFS. THE GFS WOULD BE THE PREFERRED SOLUTION DUE TO THE MEAN RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. AFTER THIS TIME FRAME THE UNCERTAINTY COMES INTO PLAY QUITE HEAVILY. MODELS SETTLE INTO BETTER AGREEMENT FRIDAY BUT THE SPEED OF THE NEXT SURFACE FEATURE ON SATURDAY OUT OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC INTO THE GULF IS OF QUESTION. GFS IS FARTHER EAST AND NOT AS STRONG AS THE EC. GFS ENSEMBLES HINT AT THE FARTHER WEST SOLUTION AS WELL. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ALOFT...A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING IS SLIDING EASTWARD. TRANSIENT RIDGING AHEAD OF THIS LOW IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WHILE ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH IS HANGING TOUGH OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND. THE JET STREAM IS LOCATED ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...AND THEN DROPS SOUTHWARD TO CARVE OUT THE SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK LOW IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS IS HELPING TO BREAK UP THE PERSISTENT PATTERN OF THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT HAS FEATURED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE TROUGH THAT HAS LINGERED OVER UPPER COOK INLET FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AS WELL AS A MID-LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE THAT HAS ALSO REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS IS ALSO THE SAME FEATURE THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS SLOWLY BREAKING UP INTO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER WEST...SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SEEING SOME SUNNY BREAKS TODAY...WHILE A WEAK FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING HAS USHERED IN ENOUGH WARM AIR TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...BAND OF MODERATE SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. THIS IS HAPPENING IN RESPONSE TO THE SURFACE LOW THAT IS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF...AS WELL AS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY THAT IS BEGINNING TO MOVE TO THE EAST. EXPECT MAIN FOCUS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION TO SHIFT TO NORTHERN AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVERNIGHT AS MEAN FLOW BECOMES SOUTHERLY OR EVEN SOUTHWESTERLY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL STEADILY IN VALDEZ...CHANGING PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW BY MID EVENING. AT THIS TIME...ANTICIPATE FAIRLY UNIFORM 8 TO 14 INCH ACCUMULATIONS IN TOWN AND THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE COOK INLET AND ANCHORAGE BOWL OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY BECOME STEADIER IN ANCHORAGE TOMORROW MORNING AS COLD AIR BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH COOK INLET...BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LARGE BUT RELATIVELY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING WILL BRING NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL STAY RELATIVELY DRY...AS WEAK FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING DISSIPATES BEFORE REACHING THE COAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... OVERALL NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST AS THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEMS IN VERY MUCH IN DOUBT. WE WILL LIKELY SEE SOME LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WRAPPING INTO THE GULF AND BACK INTO THE EASTERN BERING. THIS IS A RESULT OF THE LONG WAVE PATTERN SETTING UP AN ESTABLISHED TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY AND RETROGRADING LATER IN THE WEEK. THEREFORE...STORMS PASS THROUGH THE GULF TWICE IN THE LONG TERM AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAVING SHOWERS JUST WRAP AROUND THESE LOWS. INSTABILITY SHOWERS TO PREVAIL OVER THE BERING THROUGHOUT DUE TO THE COLD AIR MASS AND RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS. WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL WITH COLDER THAN NORMAL EXPECTED OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN/AMD NOV 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 6:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 9, 1:06 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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