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Gale Warning 892, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 24, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 24, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

474 
FZAK51 PAFC 241236
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A BROAD AND WEAK COMPLEX LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK
WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
THU EVENING AND BE ABSORBED BY THE COMPLEX LOW THU NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT..NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

141 
FZAK51 PAFC 250029
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE NORTH AND AND WEAKEN
INLAND THIS EVENING. A 982 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FOOT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 24 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 23, 6:40 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	9 hr
Nov 23, 6:40 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	3 days
Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	9 days
Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	10 days
Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 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.