Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 243, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 29, 2010, 4:00 AM 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 29, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
710 FZAK52 PAFC 291248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 1000 MB BY LATE TONIGHT THEN TO GAMBELL TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 460 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY EARLY WED MORNING AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF TOGIAK. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF TOGIAK...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF TOGIAK...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF UNALASKA ISLAND S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF UNALASKA ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ JAM NOV 10
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609 FZAK52 PAFC 300056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR GAMBELL TUE NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 390 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 360 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. A 997 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 210 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 991 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 26 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
164 FZAK52 PAFC 301216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF HOOPER BAY AT 1002 MB TUE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE EASTERN BERING AND ASHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA WED EVENING. A LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT AROUND 80 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK EARLY THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO AROUND 460 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 978 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 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 28, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SUN NOV 28 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MAINLAND HAD PRODUCED AREAS OF
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF COAST AND KODIAK
ISLAND. MOST OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE BEING CHANNELED THROUGH THE
GAPS ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. ANOTHER
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITS OVER THE WESTERN BERING WITH A
WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA HAD HELPED CLEAR THE SKIES
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BUT IT IS ALSO MOVING MORE COLD, DRY AIR INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THESE AREAS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NAM
IS PREFERRED OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BECAUSE IT HANDLES
THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST BEST. THE GSF OR
THE NAM MODELS SHOULD WORK ELSEWHERRE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT
THEN WILL FORM A CLOSED LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY WHICH WILL
DRIFT TOWARD THE ANNETTE ISLANDS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO WESTERN ALASKA TUESDAY.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEAR
STATIONARY AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN SOUND WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL PERSIST A
LITTLE LONG INTO THE LATER EVENING. CLEARING SKIES MAINLY WEST OF THE
TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL BY MONDAY MORNING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SETTING UP
ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF COAST WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG
NORTH AND WEST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE CHUGACH
MOUNTAINS AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...COLD DRY WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE
AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WIND ALONG THE ALASKA AND
ALEUTIAN RANGES WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE ONTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TUESDAY,
BRING AREAS OF SNOW WITH IT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A MODERATE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN, SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN BERING WITH THE FRONT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE LONG RANGE MODELS OVER THE BERING ARE IN VERY POOR
AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NEAR WHITTIER, THOMPSON PASS AND THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA.
MARINE...STORM...130 132
GALE...120 121 125 129 138 140 150 155 176 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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