Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 16, 2010, 11:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 16, 2010, 11:55 AM AKST (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
413 FZAK51 PAFC 162055 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1011 MB EARLY TUE EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF TUE AND WEAKEN WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 745 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 745 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1155 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS SE...N WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
316 FZAK51 PAFC 162156 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1255 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 UPDATE TO ZONES 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1011 MB EARLY TUE EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF TUE AND WEAKEN WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 745 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 1255 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 745 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1155 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS SE...N WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
974 FZAK51 PAFC 170021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL FILL AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WILL KEEP STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF WEDNESDAY AND WEAKEN BY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS... NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...SS .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
516 FZAK51 PAFC 170632 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 AMENDED 125 FOR WINDS TONIGHT 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL FILL AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WILL KEEP STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF WEDNESDAY AND WEAKEN BY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NW OF BARREN ISLANDS... NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
607 FZAK51 PAFC 171243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 17 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 5:30 AM AKST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 5:30 AM AKST, 6 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKST TUE NOV 16 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER-LVLS...A COLD UPPER-LOW IS SLIPPING SOUTH OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA THIS MORNING WHILE AN UPPER-RIDGE IS BUILDING THROUGH THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AT THE SURFACE...A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE JUST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IS MOVING TOWARDS
SOUTHEASTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF AK. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THIS LOW AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE
EASTERN BERING IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND ADJACENT MARINE AREAS. OUT WEST...A FRONT IS
MOVING TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN BERING...BUT SLOWING TO A STALL AS IT
WORKS UP AGAINST THE STRONG RIDGE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS APPROPRIATELY CAPTURE THE SYNOPTIC PICTURE...WITH THE HIGHER
RESOLUTION SOLUTIONS NATURALLY DEPICTING THE FINER-SCALE DETAILS SUCH
AS GAP WINDS BEST. THE GFS KEEPS A RESIDUAL WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ALONG
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY...WHICH APPEARS REASONABLE IN THE
WAKE OF THE COLD UPPER-LOW PASSING THROUGH. MODELS SIMILARLY SHOW THE
STRONG RIDGE IN THE BERING WILL POKE INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
DIMINISHING CLOUDINESS WILL BRING A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE TO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TRADE OFF INITIALLY WILL
BE THE COLD BRISK WINDS. MID AND UPPER-LVL JET SUPPORT WILL SUSTAIN
THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE HIGH
WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED...WITH THE STRONGEST CORE OF WINDS
CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE
FELT THROUGH THE MAT-SU VALLEY...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT ALONG INLET
REGIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WAS CANCELED WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE.
IT SEEMS THE POSITION AND TRACK OF THE UPPER-LVL LOW (TOO FAR
WEST)...WILL NOT YIELD THE STRONGEST SUBSIDENCE...AND COLD-ADVECTION
WHILE STRONG...IT IS NOT A DEEP ARCTIC COLD. THUS IT WAS DETERMINED
TO NOT BE THE MOST IDEAL SETUP FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS TO DEVELOP.
REGARDLESS...WINDS WILL BE VERY GUSTY THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCED THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AS
AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DECREASES. THE UPPER-LOW WILL CONTINUE
ROTATING AWAY FROM THE MAINLAND AND SLOWLY HELP WEAKEN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ENOUGH FOR WINDS TO BEGIN DECREASING. THE APPROACH OF THE
BERING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO KEEP THINGS DRY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO MODERATE AT THAT
TIME.
SOUTHWEST...
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS
WELL. COLD ADVECTION AND UPPER-JET SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE STRONGEST
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND OUT OF BAYS/PASSES ALONG THE
SOUTHERN AKPEN. THE BERING SEA RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLACKEN
THE GRADIENT BY WEDNESDAY AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH. TEMPERATURES
ALSO LOOK TO MODERATE BY LATE WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SOME STEADIER RAIN MAY BE EXPERIENCED OVER THE FAR WESTERN
CHAIN...BUT BE LARGELY HELD AT BAY BY THE STRONG RIDGE IN THE EASTERN
BERING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOOKS TO ROTATE UP TO JUST SOUTH OF KISKA
ON THURSDAY...AND PERHAPS BRING A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SLUG OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE REMAINDER OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN LATER THIS WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UPPER-RIDGE TO KEEP THE MAINLAND RATHER DRY
THROUGH THE WEEK'S END. A SERIES OF LOWS LOOK TO BEGIN BREAKING DOWN
THE PATTERN...BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO DO SO. THE PENDING SHOULD
BRING A MORE WIDESPREAD UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO THE
BERING/ALEUTIANS IN THE LONG-TERM FORECAST PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...131 135
MARINE...STORM...127 150
GALE...351 352 411 412 413 120 121 126 128 129 130 132 140
141 155 160 165 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 126 127 128 129 130 138 140 141
150 160
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 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | 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 |
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