Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 818, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 days. 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 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
813 FZAK61 PAFC 261220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 59N 146W REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 997 MB...THEN DRIFTS EAST TO NEAR 59N 144W AND DISSIPATES THIS EVENING. A 983 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 55N 159W LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 59N 148W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
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672 FZAK61 PAFC 262352 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB DEVELOPS TONIGHT NEAR COLD BAY AND MOVES TO NEAR 57N 154W SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 60N 147W MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
349 FZAK61 PAFC 271156 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W DISSIPATES THIS MORNING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W MOVES TO NEAR 59N 146W AT 983 MB LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR 60N 144W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
934 FZAK61 PAFC 280014 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 152W WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING MON AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
706 FZAK61 PAFC 281156 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W WEAKENS TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING LATE MON AFTERNOON. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
684 FZAK61 PAFC 281539 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 635 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 UPDATED ZONES 351 AND 352 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W WEAKENS TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING LATE MON AFTERNOON. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 635 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 635 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
868 FZAK61 PAFC 290000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW WILL PERSIST IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
605 FZAK61 PAFC 291256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
032 FZAK61 PAFC 292354 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ JAM
661 FZAK61 PAFC 301301 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-010300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF 146W. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
897 FZAK61 PAFC 010039 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-011500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OVERNIGHT. A SECOND FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ JAM
551 FZAK61 PAFC 011230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-020300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF BY MIDDAY AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A 1012 MB LOW DEVELOPS THU EVENING NEAR 59N 152W AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
358 FZAK61 PAFC 020005 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-021500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THU NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ351-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
783 FZAK61 PAFC 021257 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
445 FZAK61 PAFC 030023 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
027 FZAK61 PAFC 031255 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND REACH THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW BRIEFLY DEVELOPS SUN MORNING NEAR 59N 152 AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
164 FZAK61 PAFC 040011 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
735 FZAK61 PAFC 041243 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
640 FZAK61 PAFC 050013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE EAST GULF TONIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JAM
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 26, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LOW STILL REMAINS DRAPED OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THIS MORNING. THERE ARE TWO MAIN CENTERS LEFT...ONE OVER THE AKPEN/KODIAK ISLAND AND ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF STRETCHING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXTENDING FROM THIS UPPER LOW A TROUGH AXIS SITS FROM THE GULF WELL INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE SOUTH. FURTHER WEST...A SEASONABLE UPPER LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AN ACTIVE JET FEEDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS UP THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND THEN OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA A RIDGE AXIS LIES BETWEEN THE TWO DOMINANT UPPER LOWS. AT THE SURFACE...THERE ARE TWO MAIN AREAS OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE...ONE IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AND ANOTHER ENCROACHING ON THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. GENERALLY LIGHT FLOW PREVAILS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FOR MOST OF THE MAINLAND. A LARGE SURFACE LOW SITS JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING EASTWARD INTO THE BERING TURNING SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GIVEN THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE PATTERN GUIDANCE HANDLES THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN SIMILARLY THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. THE KAMCHATKA UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE BERING COMBINING WITH THE MAINLAND UPPER LOW TO FORM A DOUBLE BARRELED BROAD TROUGH. THE JET STREAM WILL LIE TO THE SOUTH OF THE TROUGH WITH A MULTITUDE OF LOW AMPLITUDE WAVES FROM THE AKPEN BACK THROUGH EAST ASIA. HOW THESE WAVES PROPAGATE AND AMPLIFY WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE FIELDS ARE ALSO HANDLED VERY SIMILARLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT DIFFERENCES ARISE EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS THE CURRENT BERING SEA OCCLUDED FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD OVER THE ALEUTIANS A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM AS THE FRONT NEARS THE AKPEN EARLY SUNDAY. GLOBAL MODELS SHOW A BROAD SURFACE LOW...SOME MULTI-CENTERED...FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE EASTERN GULF. THE MESOSCALE MODELS...NAM/SREF...SHOW A CONSOLIDATED SURFACE LOW THAT STAYS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...MOVING INTO THE GULF. THE GLOBAL MODELS EVENTUALLY REACH THAT SOLUTION ONLY AFTER REFORMING THE LOW CENTER AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE AKPEN. THE CANADIAN GEM IS THE OUTLIER OF THE PACKAGE WITH A MUCH DEEPER LOW AND SUBSEQUENT FURTHER NORTHWEST TRACK ONTO THE MAINLAND. GFS IS FAVORED FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW OF THE LAST COUPLE DAYS WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. THE DECAYING LOW IN THE GULF WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR ACTIVE WEATHER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A NEW TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW FIRST FOR KODIAK ISLAND THEN SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD...MAINLY FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHERN GULF. GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE GULF ARE ALSO A STRONG POSSIBILITY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...QUIET WEATHER AND CLEAR CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED FOR TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. THE QUIET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE AN APPROACHING FRONT BRINGS SNOW TO THE AKPEN ON SUNDAY SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...OCCLUDED FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE CHAIN TODAY BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE COLD PATTERN OF THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS LOOKS TO BE CHANGING THIS WEEK. THE TWO CURRENT UPPER LOW CENTERS WILL CONSOLIDATE AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR A FAST ZONAL FLOW WITH MANY AMPLIFYING SHORTWAVE TROUGHS. STORM TRACKS WILL CHANGE TO A MORE EAST NORTHEASTERLY TRACK OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND ONTO THE MAINLAND USHERING IN A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195 MARINE...GALE 120 121 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 140 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 12:17 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:28 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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