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Gale Warning 898, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
938 FZAK52 PAFC 260036 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING...THEN DRIFTS TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA DURING THIS TIME. A 982 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT 30 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
152 FZAK52 PAFC 261207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 325 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 260 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 978 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 984 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT 45 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
084 FZAK52 PAFC 270023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 80 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 989 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
483 FZAK52 PAFC 271209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 225 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA DRIFTS 260 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 983 MB SUNDAY EVENING...THEN MOVES TO 115 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 987 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING MON AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 978 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 988 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 475 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 973 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 25, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE JET
STREAM WELL SOUTH OF OUR DOMAIN. MULTIPLE VORTICES ROTATING AROUND
THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE. THE TWO MOST
CRITICAL LOWS ARE LOCATED NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND ONE OVER THE
ALASKA RANGE NEAR RAINY PASS. THE DEFORMATION ZONE BETWEEN THESE TWO
FEATURES IS WHAT LED TO A DECENT SNOW BAND OVER ANCHORAGE EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
FURTHER WEST...HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING FROM THE CENTRAL
TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WHILE A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW AND
ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACH FROM THE WEST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MAIN CHALLENGES TODAY INVOLVE THE VERY SUBTLE
MESO SCALE FEATURES OVER THE EASTERN DOMAIN. THE VARIOUS MODEL
SOLUTIONS DEPICT A SIMILAR OVERALL PICTURE...BUT DIFFER ON THE
DETAILS. MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL ON THE DEFORMATION ZONE NEAR
ANCHORAGE. ALL MODELS KEPT THE ZONE OVER ANCHORAGE DURING THE DAY
WHICH WOULD HAVE KEPT SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL ACCUMULATING. THE PROBLEM
WAS THE INITIALIZATION OF THE UPPER LOW NEAR RAINY PASS. MODELS HAD
IT JUST 50 MILES TOO FAR TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. THAT 50 MILES WAS
ENOUGH OF A DIFFERENCE FOR ANCHORAGE TO CLEAR OUT THIS MORNING WHILE
PALMER CONTINUES TO GET THE SNOW.
THE OVERALL PATTERN IS THAT THE DOUBLE BARRELED LOW IN THE NORTHERN
GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE AND DRIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TOWARD THE KENAI
PENINSULA. AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CHUGACH RANGE AND
HELP BACK THE DEFORMATION ZONE TOWARD ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
MODELS ARE ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SOLUTION SO FEEL CONFIDENT
TO CONTINUE ADVERTISING SNOW IN ANCHORAGE DESPITE THE CLEAR SKIES
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS ARE OUT WEST AS A TRIPLE
POINT LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AT THIS
POINT...BELIEVE THAT A COMBINATION OF THE MODELS IS PROBABLY THE BEST
SOLUTION. INSTEAD OF ONE CONCENTRIC LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE
BOUNDARY...IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE TWO OR EVEN THREE CIRCULATIONS THAT
EVENTUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF LATER IN THE
WEEK. WITH THAT IN MIND...WE HAVE NUDGED TOWARD A BLEND OF THE GFS
WITH THE INHERITED FORECAST TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE MULTI-CENTERED LOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...VERY CHALLENGING
FORECAST TODAY WITH THE DEFORMATION ZONE JUST MOVING TOO FAR TO THE
EAST AND SHUTTING OFF THE SNOW OVER ANCHORAGE. LATEST SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWING AN ENHANCED AREA FINALLY BECOMING ORGANIZED AND
MOVING BACK TOWARD THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL.
RADAR ECHOES ON THE MIDDLETON ISLAND NEXRAD ALSO SHOWING THE BAND
BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA.
ANTICIPATING THIS SNOW BAND TO MOVE OVER ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND
START SLIDING SOUTH AND WEST DOWN THE KENAI PENINSULA DURING THE
EVENING. THIS COULD LEAD TO SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOW SO WE HAVE
DECIDED TO NOT CANCEL THE ADVISORY EVEN THOUGH WE WILL NOT LIKELY GET
THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD LEVELS THAT WE WERE ADVERTISING EARLIER.
THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF CONSOLIDATES AND REMAINS A
POTENTIAL CHALLENGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALL MODELS DRY OUT ANCHORAGE
AND THE MATSU VALLEY BUT THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW UNDER THE BROAD
UPPER TROF COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL.
IN ADDITION...THE CONVECTIVE NATURE IN THE EASTERLY FLOW OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND IS ALSO CONDUCIVE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL OVER THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA INCLUDING GIRDWOOD. MODELS DO NOT USUALLY
HANDLE THIS SCENARIO WELL SO WE WILL BEGIN ADVERTISING HEFTIER SNOW
AMOUNTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THIS REGION WITH LOW CONFIDENCE GIVEN
THE ENORMOUS UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE SURFACE
FEATURES.
THIS LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF FINALLY DISSIPATES BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND AS THE AFOREMENTIONED TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF
KODIAK. THE POSITION OF THIS LOW AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PLAY A
LARGE ROLE IN DETERMINING HOW MUCH SNOW KODIAK CITY MAY RECEIVE ON
SUNDAY. THE EASTERN TRACK WILL LEAD TO MUCH MORE SNOW AND POSSIBLE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS CLOSELY DURING THE
WEEKEND.
.SOUTHWEST AK AND BERING SEA...VERY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
PREVAILING WITH JUST A FEW AREAS EXPERIENCING SOME LOCALIZED STRATUS
AND FOG. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ONSHORE TONIGHT SO FOG AND STRATUS MAY
BECOME A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY RACES ACROSS THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY SUNDAY SPREADING SNOW AND RAIN TO THE REGION.
IT APPEARS THAT THE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY JUST BELOW FREEZING ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS THE PRECIPITATION
ARRIVES SATURDAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...MORE SO
OVER THE PRIBILOFS THAN THE PENINSULA.
.OUTLOOK...
THE LARGE KAMCHATKA LOW DRIFTS EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK AND SLOWLY FILLS. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
MAINLAND. THIS COULD RESULT IN A PATTERN CHANGE...MEANING NORMAL
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...STORM 185 412
GALE 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 411
413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 25, 1:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011 AKZ101-111-260300- ...SNOW RETURNS TO ANCHORAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SNOW DIMINISHED OVER MUCH OF ANCHORAGE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WHICH WILL BRING SNOW BACK TO THE REGION THIS EVENING. EXPECT CLOUDS TO RETURN AND SNOW TO BEGIN FALLING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW ARRIVING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS RUSH HOUR COULD LEAD TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. AB NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 12:17 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:28 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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