Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 911, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 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 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 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.
735 FZAK52 PAFC 301307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 110 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 990 MB AND MOVES INLAND NEAR TOGIAK BY THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO 975 MB WED EVENING 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING REACHES BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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910 FZAK52 PAFC 010016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 997 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 991 MB THU EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
245 FZAK52 PAFC 011238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 1007 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR HOOPER BAY AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 300 NM WEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 994 MB FRI MORNING 225 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A 981 MB LOW FRI AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR ADAK. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 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 29, 1:15 PM AKST, 14 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 1:15 PM AKST, 14 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
115 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS
THE ALASKA FORECAST REGION AS A POTENT JET STREAM INTENSIFIES AND
MOVES SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING. THE MAIN FOCUS OF
TODAY'S FORECAST IS AN OCCLUDED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER UNALASKA ISLAND. WHILE THIS LOW HAS ALREADY
REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY OF 968 MB THIS MORNING...IT WILL IMPACT
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT 30 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL
TRACK INLAND ACROSS BRISTOL BAY TODAY AND REACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AT 995 MB BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ALREADY
STRETCHES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND IS
SUPPORTING SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THIS FRONT WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY STRONG AND CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD OVER THE
NEXT 30 HOURS...BRINGING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL
ZONES.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE NOW IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT IN BOTH
THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING FROM THE
NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING. HOWEVER...THE MODELS ARE SHOWING MORE
DISCREPANCIES IN THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM CAPTURING GAP WINDS MORE
ACCURATELY...AND THE GFS PICKING UP ON MORE SUBTLE PRECIPITATION
PROCESSES. THEREFORE A BLEND OF THE NAM AND GFS WAS USED FOR THE
SHORT TERM FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY GAP WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION BEGINNING IN KODIAK ISLAND
AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH MORE SOUTHERLY
WINDS ALOFT...DOWNSLOPING IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT WITH
THIS EVENT AND MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION TYPE
REMAINS A CHALLENGING PROBLEM FOR THIS FORECAST. WHILE THIS SYSTEM
WILL TRANSPORT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WARM AIR NORTHWARD...COLD AIR
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. FOR THE BULK OF THE EVENT...PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN SNOW WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. HOWEVER...WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES ALOFT...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH SNOW AT
TIMES.
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
THROUGH BOTH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL
BEGIN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND REACH THE
WRANGELL MOUNTAINS BY LATE TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED
ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA...WHERE COOLER INLAND AIR WILL
KEEP SNOW FALLING FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW TOTALS FOR THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE ACROSS THE VALDEZ AREA
WHERE OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO SUPPORT STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THROUGH SEVERAL GAPS ACROSS THE REGION. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY BY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR
THOMPSON PASS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL START BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...WIND GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEST TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL
ZONE INTO THURSDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PROGRESSES
THROUGH BEHIND THE MAIN FRONT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A 974 MB LOW NEAR UNALASKA ISLAND AND ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE BRINGING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE LOW ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE COLD AIR IS ALREADY
IN PLACE. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY
ZONE...WITH TEMPERATURES ALREADY ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AKPEN. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AREA NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON WHERE COLD AIR WILL
MAINTAIN ITS HOLD AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH. A MIXED BAG OF
PRECIPITATION WILL IMPACT THE REST OF THE ZONE AS WARM AIR
PROGRESSES INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS....A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER UNALASKA
ISLAND HAS BEEN BRINGING RAIN AND SOME GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS FOLLOWING QUICKLY ON THE HEELS
OF THIS LOW...WITH A FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY
TONIGHT...AND REACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...125 131 155 161
WINTER STORM WARNING...145
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155
GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 150 165 170 171 172 175 176
179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 6:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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