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Gale Warning 878, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2011, 11:05 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
873 FZAK51 PAFC 191230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1007 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS TONIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM WEST OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. N WINDS GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COASTS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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732 FZAK51 PAFC 200002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 100 SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
850 FZAK51 PAFC 200147 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 448 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
706 FZAK51 PAFC 200803 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 UPDATED 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1105 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 18, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW LIES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND IS MOVING NORTH INTO
THE BERING SEA. AN UPPER RIDGE SITS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA.
A MODERATE 300 MB JET CONTINUES TO FLOW SOUTHEAST FROM NEAR CAPE
LISBURNE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE IT MERGES WITH THE MAIN
SUBTROPICAL JET OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS JET IS
SUPPORTING THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE SOUND AND THROUGH THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA.
A BROAD MULTI-CENTERED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA BROUGHT AREAS OF SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AND TO BRISTOL BAY. A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS INTO SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
FROM THE BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. ANOTHER
RIDGE LIES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
SIMILAR TO THE UPPER RIDGE. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR KISKA
HAS BROUGHT RAIN AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS IS
THE PREFERRED MODEL BECAUSE IT HAS THE BEST CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST
THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND INTO THE GULF SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND COLD TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER JET OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE IT SHIFTS EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS AROUND THE SOUND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY THEN DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW
MAINLY WEST AND SOUTH OF KING SALMON AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST WILL BECOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.
THE LARGE STORM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA SATURDAY THEN TURN SOUTHEAST AND MOVE ACROSS UNIMAK ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST AND
SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST, BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY. VERY STRONG
WINDS AND RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN BERING AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH ALONG THE FRONT AS IT SPREADS SNOW INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND
SATURDAY EVENING THEN DRIFT INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SUNDAY. RAIN
AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AND SNOW WILL MOVE
ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MID RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT INNTO
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW AS THE OLD LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AND DISSIPATES OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
MARINE...GALE 120 132 150 155 160 165 170 179 180
STORM 185
HURRICANE FORCE 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:03 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 18, 9:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 18, 9:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 18, 9:51 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 5:10 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 41 hr |
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