Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 236, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 15, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 FZAK52 PAFC 160108 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL BERING WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED. A FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...11 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...17 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... 19 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 15 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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557 FZAK52 PAFC 161247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT NEAR THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING WILL STALL THROUGH WED. A 988 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO AROUND 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU ON THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING THROUGH EARLY THU. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...17 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... 19 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...19 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
402 FZAK52 PAFC 170051 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1052 MB HIGH LOCATED 80 NM EAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF BETHEL BY THURSDAY MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT OR LESS S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT...SE WIND 50 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 29 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 15, 5:20 AM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 5:20 AM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKST MON NOV 15 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ACROSS THE MAINLAND...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH IS SHIFTING EAST...AS A
COLD UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN AK DROPS SOUTHEAST. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH HAS EJECTED OUT OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND IS PASSING THROUGH
THE MAT-SU VALLEY/ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING. OUT WEST...AN
UPPER-RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING...AMPLIFIED BY A 150 KT
JET MAX. AT THE SURFACE...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED JUST
EAST OF SEWARD AND IS DRIFTING SOUTHEAST. ALSO AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE NEAR ADAK IS BUILDING EAST SUPPORTED BY THE RIDGING ALOFT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CAPTURE THE SYNOPTIC PICTURE AND FEATURES SATISFACTORILY. WITH
WIDESPREAD COLD-ADVECTION FILTERING DOWN THE MAINLAND AND INTO THE
GULF OF AK...THE STRONGEST ASSOCIATED WINDS ARE BEST CAPTURED BY THE
NAM...BUT ALL MODELS SEEM REASONABLE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW SHOWERS TO END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY AS THE
SHORTWAVE TROUGH DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF AK AND THE COLD/DRY
AIRMASS SCOURS OUT LOW-LVL MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DECREASED
CLOUDINESS AND MUCH MORE SUNSHINE. HOWEVER...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. BY TUESDAY...THE
STRONGEST CORE OF WINDS LOOK TO MOVE THROUGH...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE. DROPPING
TEMPERATURES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL COUPLED WITH THE WINDS WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DURING THE AFTERNOONS TO 10 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO AT NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK. ACROSS MARINE AREAS GALE FORCE WINDS
FILTERING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WILL INCREASE TO STORM
FORCE...ESPECIALLY OUT OF FAVORED BAYS AND PASSES SUCH AS KAMISHAK
BAY. THE COLDER AIR AND WINDS ALSO SHOULD SUPPORT AREAS OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. THE COLD UPPER-LOW WILL SLIP SOUTH THROUGH THE GULF
OF AK AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
THEN LOOKS TO THEN WEAKEN ALONG WITH THE WINDS.
SOUTHWEST...
COLD DRY AIR WILL ALSO SPILL DOWN THROUGH THE SW MAINLAND THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING WILL OTHERWISE PROVIDE FAIR
WEATHER.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A FRONT WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS BUT STALL
OUT ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SUPPORTED BY THE
BLOCKING RIDGE HOLD FAST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. PERIODS OF RAIN
LOOK TO CLIP THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS. GALE-FORCE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY
THE PRECIPITATION AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE
AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE AND THE STALLING FRONT. .OTHERWISE THE
REMAINDER OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING LOOK TO REMAIN RELATIVELY
DRY INTO MID-WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE BLOCKING UPPER RIDGE IN THE BERING SLOWLY MOVE EAST TO THE
MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS LOOKS TO HELP BREAK THE COLD-SNAP
OVER THE MAINLAND. RESULTING ONSHORE FLOW HOWEVER BRINGS INCREASED
MOISTURE AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 135
MARINE...STORM...130
GALE...351 352 411 120 121 126 127 128 129 132 140 141 150
160 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 126 127 128 129 130 138 140 141
180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JAM NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:30 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Nov 16, 11:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr |
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