Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 880, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
357 FZAK51 PAFC 201256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 982 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NE 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW EXCEPT RAIN SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT...BOTH IN SHORT AND LONG TERM.
SOME DISAGREEMENT REGARDING THE TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS
SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. GFS AND UKMET CONSOLIDATE THE
LOWS ENERGY AND CARRY IT INTO SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE NAM
AND EC HOLD IT FURTHER WESTWARD...CLOSER TO KODIAK CITY. GFS
CONTINUES TO HAVE GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND SO WAS MODEL OF
CHOICE FOR MORNING PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...
A 973 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SUNDAY
NIGHT. STORM FORCE WEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE LOW
WILL BUFFET THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS MORNING.
AN OCCLUDED FRONT PRESENTLY EXTENDS IN AN ARC FROM THE BERING LOW
CENTER...ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING...AND ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT PRESSES EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
AND KODIAK ISLAND TODAY...WEAKENING IN THE PROCESS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST IN THE NEXT
COUPLE HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION...BUT BLIZZARD FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
DELTA. RAIN ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PAUSE THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE DRY ENVELOPS THEM. A BROAD AREA OF SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS EXTENDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND SPREADS ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING BY TOMORROW MORNING.
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN AND INTERIOR ALASKA
THROUGH MIDWEEK WHILE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF
OF ALASKA. ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BRISK NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT ALONG
THE GULF COAST BRIEFLY SLACKENS. GRADIENT RETIGHTENS AND WINDS
REDVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF
REINTENSIFIES.
.UPPER LEVELS AND LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA AND
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. LOW TRANSLATES EASTWARD AND STRENGTHENS OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...BY MONDAY AFTERNOON TROUGH WILL ENCOMPASS ALL OF
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE ENTIRE GULF. JET STREAM REMAINS JUST SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND
SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DYNAMIC DURING THE COMING
WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 131 135 187 BLIZZARD 155
MARINE... GALE 120 121 129 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 171 176 179
352 411 412 414
STORM 130 170 172 175 185 351 413
FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.