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Gale Warning 856, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

033 
FZAK52 PAFC 121203
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

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

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND
25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
776 
FZAK52 PAFC 122343
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN MORNING MOVES 
TO OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND 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. 

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
526 
FZAK52 PAFC 131212
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW NEAR THE ANADYR GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
CAPE NEWENHAM LATE SUN NIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1005 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH
OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON NIGHT AT 1013 MB.

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE....W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
989 
FZAK52 PAFC 132352
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1000 MB LOW NEAR ST MATHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOKSOOK
BAY SUN NIGHT WITH AT 1003 MB. A 1004 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 1005 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON AT
1008 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NELSON LAGOON LATE MON NIGHT AND TO
105 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
020 
FZAK52 PAFC 140155 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 199 (SYNOPSIS)

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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1000 MB LOW NEAR ST MATHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOKSOOK
BAY SUN NIGHT AT 1003 MB. A 1004 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA
WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB.
THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NELSON LAGOON LATE MON NIGHT AND TO 105 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
822 
FZAK52 PAFC 141208
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1010 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE NEAR 60 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AT 1004 MB. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NEAR SHEMYA TUE NIGHT AT 991 MB.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 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 11, 2:56 PM AKST, 13 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 2:56 PM AKST, 13 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
245 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A VERY LARGE STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW PASSED OVER
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 959 MB RECORDED AT ST
PAUL. THE LOW IS STILL STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. AN ACTIVE UPPER LEVEL JET FOLLOWS THE COAST OF ALASKA FROM THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TO THE PANHANDLE...WITH A CURRENT JET STREAK OF
ABOUT 175 KTS FUELING THE EASTERN BERING SEA LOW. THE CLASSIC CLOUD
SIGNATURE INDICATIVE OF COLD AIR ADVECTION IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE
WRAPPING AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON ALL MAJOR
FEATURES. FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE SO WE WILL BE MAKING ONLY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE STRONG LOW MOVES ONSHORE NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING AT
APPROX 955 MB. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE OCCLUSION
EXTENDING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE 972 MB TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK CITY AND RACES NORTHEAST TOWARD YAKUTAT
OVERNIGHT.

OVERRUNNING SNOW STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT UP COOK INLET THIS MORNING.
ONLY RECENTLY DID HOMER FINALLY REPORT LIGHT SNOW...A FEW HOURS LATER
THAN WE WERE THINKING. EXPECTING THE RADAR RETURNS TO QUICKLY FILL IN
AND LIGHT SNOW TO BEGIN FALLING THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

A FEW CHALLENGES WITH THIS FORECAST CENTER AROUND THE EFFECTS OF THE
TRIPLE POINT LOW RAPIDLY FORMING AND MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ALONG THE CHUGACH RANGE THIS
EVENING...INCREASING THE WINDS THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN AND
RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND TURNAGAIN
ARM. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

SNOWFALL TOTALS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE LIMITED BUT THE FURTHER
WEST AND NORTH YOU GET...THE HIGHER THE AMOUNTS. SO SNOW ADVISORIES
FOR ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE GRADIENT RAPIDLY SWITCHES ORIENTATION AS
THE LOW MOVES TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT ALLOWING WINDS TO MOVE UP COOK
INLET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SHOWERS.

THE REMNANTS OF THIS LOW MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN DURING THE REST OF
THE WEEKEND NEAR THE MIDDLE YUKON RIVER VALLEY. THIS BROAD TROF WILL
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALASKA.
NOT UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN A VERY LARGE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA SENDING COLD AND DRY AIR THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

SOUTHWEST AND BERING SEA...
THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WERE A LITTLE SLOW
TO DEVELOP. NO LONGER THE CASE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
AFTER THE MAIN BATCH OF MOISTURE MOVED ONSHORE. THE INTERIOR PORTION
OF THE DELTA HAS NOT QUITE SEEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...REGARDLESS WE
WILL BE CONTINUING THE WARNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

AROUND BRISTOL BAY...TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WARMED TO
JUST ABOVE FREEZING WHICH HAS LIMITED SNOWFALL TOTALS BUT LOWER IN
THE VALLEY NEAR STUGAHOK AND DILLINGHAM TEMPERATURE REMAINED IN THE
26-31 RANGE. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES HAS SUPPORTED THE WIDESPREAD
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALL MORNING. WARMER AIR ALOFT SHOULD BE
SNEAKING OVER THE REGION THIS HOUR SO THE CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
BE SPREADING NORTH INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING.

THE CHALLENGE WITH THIS FORECAST IS THE CONDITIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE LOW. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE. THE
COLD AIR ADVECTING OVER THE STILL RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF THE
BERING SEA WILL CREATE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. COUPLED WITH THE
WINDS...THESE INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE BLIZZARD ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE LOW WILL END
THIS EVENING...WE ARE STILL ADVERTISING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW
SQUALLS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THESE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS ALONG THE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA IN THE FORM OF HIGH SURF AND
POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE EXTRATROPICAL STORM
SURGE MODELS ARE INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE
MAXIMUM ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE COUPLED WITH THE HIGH SURF ASSOCIATED
WITH THE 50 TO 60 KT WESTERLY WINDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS AROUND BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA.

A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES MOVE AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...FURTHER ENHANCING THE SHOWERS AND WINDS ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. LATE IN THE WEEKEND...A VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ALLOWING A BREAK IN
THE ACTIVE PATTERN THROUGH MID WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 155
         HIGH WIND WARNING 181
         COASTAL FLOOD WARNING 161 155
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 121 145 131 152 161
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 180
         STORM WARNING...120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 351 352
                         412 414
         GALE WARNING....125 129 140 141 171 172 175 176 179 185 411
                         413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AB NOV 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.