Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 909, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
622 FZAK51 PAFC 291253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 10 KT. WEST GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
174 FZAK51 PAFC 291912 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 CORRECTED ZONES 120 140 141 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 10 KT. WEST GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
802 FZAK51 PAFC 300010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
529 FZAK51 PAFC 300559 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 121 125 129 130 AND 138 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
095 FZAK51 PAFC 300736 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1035 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 845 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
813 FZAK51 PAFC 301301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT BARREN ISLANDS WEST. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PROGRESSIVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN IS
IN PLACE WITH A LONG-WAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSING ALL OF THE ALASKA
REGION AND A FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY JET ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC.
CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS THE REGION AT THE MOMENT. A WEAK
LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING IS HEADED INLAND ACROSS THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN. A WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS EXITING SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND ENTERING COOK INLET AND THE WESTERN GULF. KENAI RADAR SHOWS
SOME WEAK RETURNS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET.
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING IS SINKING
SOUTHWARD AND WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
LOW TONIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY
DEEPENING WHICH IS BEGINNING TO AMPLIFY THE UPPER PATTERN. THIS
IN TURN WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO CURVE NORTHWARD AND BECOME THE MAJOR
WEATHER MAKER ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE 12Z NAM IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH TRACK
OF PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH TRACK OF FRONTAL WAVE TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON WEDNESDAY. THE 18Z
NAM IS COMING IN AND APPEARS TO BE TRENDING TOWARD THE REST OF THE
MODELS...BUT IS STILL A LITTLE FURTHR WEST. THE TRACK OF THE FRONTAL
WAVE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO WIND AND PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND IS THE AREA OF BIGGEST FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FOR NOW WILL TREND HEAVILY
TOWARD THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LEVEL SHORT-WAVE AS IT CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT...GENERALLY FROM A DUSTING TO AN INCH
WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH TO WEST SLOPING FACES
OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK
BETWEEN THIS TROUGH AND THE AFFECTS OF THE MAJOR STORM HEADED TOWARD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE GULF
AND SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AS HAS BEEN
ADVERTISED EXPECT A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH STRONG DYNAMICS
TO PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION....ESPECIALLY IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND REGION AND SUSITNA VALLEY. THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY OF
LOW LEVEL FLOW IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER
THE INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA. HOWEVER...WITH AN INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN
ARM WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BLIZZARD BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES ON
WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND PLAN TO ISSUE A HEAVY SNOW WATCH WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY COMPLICATES THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST
OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BECAUSE THERE WON'T
BE NEARLY AS MUCH DOWNSLOPE DRYING AS IS TYPICAL WITH A MORE EASTERLY
WIND. IN FACT...IN THESE SCENARIOS THERE CAN BE QUITE A BIT OF QPF
IN THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA AS WELL AS ALONG THE INLET. WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THIS AREA.
PRECIPITATION AND WIND WILL BE RE-INFORCED ON WEDNESDAY AS A WAVE
MOVES UP THE FRONT TO SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FRONTAL POSITION AND TRACK OF THE WAVE. IF IT WERE TO TRACK WEST
OF ANCHORAGE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SOME WIND MAKING IT DOWN TO THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AS WELL. THIS WOULD ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT WARMING OF
TEMPERATURES. MOST OF THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE NOW LEANING TOWARD
TRACKING THIS WAVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHICH MEANS A LOT
LESS WIND FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND ANCHORAGE AND LESS INTRUSION OF
WARM AIR. WILL GO WITH THE LESS WINDY SCENARIO AND ADJUST FORECAST
ACCORDINGLY ONCE MODELS LOCK IN ON THIS FEATURE.
NO MATTER WHERE THE FRONTAL WAVE TRACKS THE FRONT ITSELF WILL STILL
CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY GIVING EVERYONE A SHOT
OF SNOW. AS THE FRONT REACHES THE VALDEZ AREA AND FLOW BEGINS TO
COME AROUND MORE TOWARD THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THERE IS GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN VALDEZ ALONG WITH A BLIZZARD THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. STILL TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANYTHING FOR THERE...BUT
WILL LIKELY ISSUE SOMETHING WITH TOMORROW MORNING'S FORECAST PACKAGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT
TRACK OF THE PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY
NIGHT. HOWEVER...BASED ON THE AVERAGE POSITION OF THE DIFFERENT
MODELS FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN ON THE
COLD SIDE OF THE LOW AND WILL EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE FORECAST ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WILL BE MUCH MORE
VARIED AND COMPLICATED WITH THE LOW TRACKING RIGHT THROUGH IT.
WITH ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE WHEN SNOW FIRST ARRIVES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON EXPECT A SHORT PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH AND
WEST OF KING SALMON. ENOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD ARRIVE BY EVENING TO
WARM UP TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVE VISIBILITIES. AREAS NORTH AND WEST
OF DILLINGHAM WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW WHILE EAST OF THERE COULD
SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN. WILL
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT HIGHLIGHT THE OTHER IMPACTS IN THE
FORECAST AND OVERVIEW PORTION OF THE BLIZZARD STATEMENT. ARCTIC AIR
WILL QUICKLY MOVE BACK IN AS THE LOW HEADS INLAND WEDNESDAY AND
CHANGE ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PACIFIC LOW WILL POSE MAINLY A WIND THREAT
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA/EASTERN BERING SEA AS
IT MOVES THROUGH. AIR WILL BE WARM ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS RAIN. A SERIES OF WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL THEN AFFECT THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK AS A MUCH
MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN PUSHES THE JET WELL SOUTH OF THIS REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE ON FURTHER
AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AS WE HEAD THROUGH DAYS
4 THROUGH 7. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
TO THE YUKON WITH A CORRESPONDINGLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH FROM THE BERING
SEA TO NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. THIS WILL SET UP A STORM TRACK FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. AREAS EAST OF HERE WILL
LIKELY SEE A SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP WHILE THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING
WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155.
GALE WARNING 120 130 132 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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