Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 229, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 9, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
081 FZAK51 PAFC 111243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 967 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 982 MB 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TONIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 991 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
960 FZAK51 PAFC 111519 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 967 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 982 MB 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TONIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 991 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
240 FZAK51 PAFC 111621 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 967 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 982 MB 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TONIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 991 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 720 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 720 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
698 FZAK51 PAFC 120026 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 210 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE ALASKA REGION REMAINS ENVELOPED
WITHIN A FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. THERE ARE SOME
FAIRLY STRONG SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS PROGRESSING EASTWARD ALONG THE
SUBTROPICAL JET. A LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION DOMINATES THE BERING
SEA WITH MULTIPLE EMBEDDED LOW CENTERS. THE TROUGH WHICH EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW COMPLEX IS AMPLIFYING OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
PACIFIC DUE TO A JET STREAK IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH. THIS
AMPLIFICATION WILL HELP PICK UP A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SYSTEM JUST
TO THE SOUTH. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE MAJOR FOCUS THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF. THE UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR MUCH
OF THE SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THE PAST COUPLE DAYS HAS NOW
OPENED INTO A WAVE AND IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. MIDDLETON ISLAND ALSO SHOWS A SURFACE LOW JUST WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION. THESE
COULD DROP A QUICK SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AS IT MOVES ONSHORE LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN TRACKING THE
DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. ALL OTHER MODELS
HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THIS SOLUTION AND THERE IS LITTLE SPREAD IN
THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. THE CURRENT FORECAST IS NOT TOO FAR FROM
THE GFS SOLUTION. WITH INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION WILL
BEGIN TO ADD IN MORE DETAIL AS THIS STORM REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL.
ELSEWHERE...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES
AND ONLY MINOR CHANGES WILL MADE TO EXISTING FORECASTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER LOW/TROUGH WILL EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD IN.
COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW PACK IN A LOT OF AREAS WITH SUBSIDENCE
UNDER THE RIDGE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF FOG...SOME OF WHICH WILL
LIKELY BE DENSE. A MAJOR PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE TO THE GULF
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SHIFT FLOW AROUND TO THE NORTH OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE SHOULD BE JUST ENOUGH WIND TO HELP ERODE THE
FOG BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL BOTTOM OUT
BEFORE THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THE STORM WILL
QUICKLY BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED. THIS WILL PROVIDE LITTLE PUSH
BEHIND THE OCCLUDED FRONT WHICH WILL FALL APART ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. THIS MEANS THAT THE WARM TROPICAL AIR ACCOMPANYING THE
SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY STAY JUST OFFSHORE AND PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. WARM AIR WILL PENETRATE INLAND
THURSDAY AS THE LOW TRACKS TO SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA WHICH
WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL RAIN ALONG THE COAST. THE
FRONTAL POSITION ALSO AFFECTS WINDS. THE STORM TRACK OFTEN FAVORS
STRONG WINDS THROUGH PASSAGE CANAL AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...BUT
WITH THE FRONT NEARLY STALLING ALONG THE COAST THE MEAN FLOW AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST...SO DO NOT EXPECT
A WHOLE LOT OF WIND THROUGH THOSE AREAS. ONCE THE REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT DO PUSH THROUGH AND FLOW BECOMES DUE EAST THE WINDS WILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED. OUT OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL BE A DIFFERENT
STORY WHERE WIDESPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED.
THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN TRACK OF LOW INLAND...SO WILL HAVE TO
WAIT TO FIGURE OUT DETAILS OF HOW THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE
IMPACTED.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...BRISTOL BAY WILL BE ON THE OUTER FRINGE OF THE
GULF STORM...SO THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A BERING LOW
WILL THE APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY BRINGING SNOW TO COASTAL
AREAS.
BERING SEA ALEUTIANS...UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING WILL WANDER AROUND
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BEFORE ULTIMATELY TRACKING TOWARD SOUTHWEST
ALASKA ON FRIDAY. AS IT DOES SO COLD AIR WILL ADVECT SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SETTING UP A VERY TYPICAL
PATTERN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH SHOWERS AND GUSTY NORTHERLIES.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NEXT SHORT-WAVE HEADING OUT OF ASIA WILL
PHASE WITH ENERGY ROTATING SOUTHWARD FROM BERING SEA LOW COMPLEX
AND HELP CREATE A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
PACIFIC BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A STORM TRACK
FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL. MODELS DO
INDICATE A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EAST PACIFIC EARLY NEXT WEEK...
SO WILL LIKELY SEE A TRANSITION TO A NEW LONG-WAVE PATTERN.
HOWEVER...STILL A LITTLE TOO FAR OUT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130 132 138 150.
GALE WARNING...125 140 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:19 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 7:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 10, 7:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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