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Gale Warning 793, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

529 
FZAK62 PAFC 100036
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND DISSIPATE INLAND OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON...A 985 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 47N 179W AND MOVES TO 58N 166W AT 957
MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
30 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
042 
FZAK62 PAFC 101244
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 41N 173E INTENSIFIES TO 957 MB FRI AFTERNOON AS IT
MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 164W. A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON REACHES THE EASTERN BERING FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 
19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
427 
FZAK62 PAFC 110023
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179W WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 955 MB NEAR 59N
165W FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIPNUK FRI
EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING
DURING THE DAY SAT AND SPREAD SLOWLY EASTWARD.

$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF 65
N...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
478 
FZAK62 PAFC 111216
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 961 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 164W AT 949 MB
FRI EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS BY SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF 175W...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. E OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT
BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
672 
FZAK62 PAFC 120016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-121500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 952 MB LOW NEAR 59N 167W MOVES ONSHORE THIS EVENING NEAR THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WEAKENS INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ411-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
974 
FZAK62 PAFC 121203
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-130300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.

.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
754 
FZAK62 PAFC 122343
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 995 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179W SUN MORNING MOVES TO 60N 166W AND WEAKENS
TO 1000 MB SUN EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR JACKSMITH 
BAY EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA SUN
NIGHT AND MON. 

$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
563 
FZAK62 PAFC 131212
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW NEAR THE ANADYR GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 
59N 162W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1005 MB NEAR 48N 164W LOW WILL
MOVE TO 54N 161W MON NIGHT AT 1013 MB.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF 175W...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
419 
FZAK62 PAFC 131341 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW NEAR THE ANADYR GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 
59N 162W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 48N 164W WILL
MOVE TO 54N 161W MON NIGHT AT 1013 MB.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF 175W...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
249 
FZAK62 PAFC 132352
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 61N 173W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 61N 165W SUN 
NIGHT AT 1003 MB. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 49N 167E LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N
171W MON AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 161W LATE
MON NIGHT AND TO 56N 151W MON AFTERNOON WITH AT 1000 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Nov 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THIS MORNING WITH EMBEDDED LOWS
NEAR KAMCHATKA AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. A STRONG RIDGE IS OVER
MAINLAND AK. AT THE SURFACE...A DEEP LOW IS MOVING ONSHORE JUST WEST
OF THE BERING STRAIT...WHILE A WEAK TROUGH IS OVER THE EXTREME
WESTERN BERING. WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE IS ALSO OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
OF AK. SATPIX SHOW THE DECAYING REMNANTS OF THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BERING LOW...DRAPED JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
AKPEN...AND EXTENDING OVER MOST OF THE AREA SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK
RANGE,

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TODAY...BUT THE STRONG
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING PERSISTS THROUGH THU...ENHANCED
TODAY BY A WAVE MOVING FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE EASTERN BERING BY
TONIGHT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING THU AND THU NIGHT. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC
LOW THEN CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND OVER
BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE EASTERN SOLUTION IS LESS DYNAMIC
AS THE GULF LOW DISSIPATES LATER TODAY AND A SMALL LOW DEVELOPS OVER
CHIGNIK. THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THU...MOVING INLAND NEAR
YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. THE NEXT FEATURE IS THE BRISTOL BAY LOW...WHICH
SPINS OFF A TRIPLE POINT LOW INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT THAT MOVES
INLAND OVER YAKUTAT ON SAT.

THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM EXCEPT FOR THE GFS
POSITION OF THE LOW THAT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. THE MID AND LONG
RANGE ARE THEN A BLEND OF GFS AND HPC GUIDANCE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...STORM AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WED NIGHT
ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN
ON THU AND CONTINUE INTO FRI AS THE LOW MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY. RAIN
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER ON FRI AND LAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS
THE LOW MOVES EAST.

FOR SW AK...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
TODAY AND TONIGHT...AS WELL AS COASTAL FLOODING TO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THU NIGHT. SNOW WILL
CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH RAIN FRI AS THE LOW APPROACHES BRISTOL BAY..AND
THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW SHOWERS ON SAT.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER AS THE GULF
LOW DISSIPATES... AND REMNANTS OF THE BERING FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA. RIDGE BUILDING THU NIGHT WILL END SHOWERS UNTIL MORE SNOW
ARRIVES WITH THE BRISTOL BAY LOW FRI INTO SAT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND OVER SW AK WILL END BY MON BENEATH A
RIDGE...BUT WILL PERSIST SE OF THE AK RANGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING 155
MARINE...STORM 185
         GALES 120 129 130 132 160 175 176 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS NOV 11

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

AKZ101-111-100900-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FOR ANCHORAGE
TONIGHT...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE LARGE STORM
SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL BRING SNOW BACK TO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

THEN AS THE THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOWFALL WILL
INTENSIFY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING LEADING TO ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW DURING RUSH HOUR. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2
TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MAT-SU VALLEY
WILL BE 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 3:51 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC19 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 10, 4:59 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Nov 10, 12:02 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC39 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.