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Gale Warning 942, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 AM 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
- Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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933 FZAK52 PAFC 020023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 335 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 976 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 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. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
642 FZAK52 PAFC 021254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
876 FZAK52 PAFC 022340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 965 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 60 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 30, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN OVER
SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY. IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE STRONG RIDGE IS OVER
THE FAR EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH IS DIGGING INTO THE KAMCHATKA AREA WITH STIFF SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE 250 MB JET STREAM
IS RUNNING WEST TO EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. IT THEN BENDS
NORTHEAST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN
TO THE ALCAN BORDER IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE POSITIONING OF THE
JET IS FAVORABLE FOR A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT FEATURES. THE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT FROM THE JET IS KEEPING THE WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF STRONG
AND WELL AS DEVELOPING A TRIPLE POINT LOW NEAR ADAK.
THE SURFACE LOW IS MOVING ON SHORE IN BRISTOL BAY AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE HANDLING THE OVERALL SITUATION WELL
BUT THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES. THE NAM HAS BEEN THE
OVERALL CHOICE IN BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST AS IT SEEM TO HAVE THE
BEST HANDLE ON THE FEATURES...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. THE BIGGEST
CONCERN WITH THE GFS IS THE WAY IT IS HANDLING A TRIPLE POINT LOW
THAT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING NEAR ADAK. THE NAM AND ECMWF LOOK TO
HAVE A BETTER SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE FORECAST WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE IS
FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD: SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME
BREEZY AREAS. EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE THINGS ARE MUCH MORE COMPLEX.
TO START WITH THE FRONT STRETCHING THROUGH NORTHERN GULF AND INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN LOOKS TO BE MOVING SLOWER THAN EXPECTED. THIS
COULD CAUSE PRECIPITATION IN THESE AREAS TO LINGER. RELATED TO THIS
STALLING FRONT IS THE FACT THE WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER HAVE
CONTINUED INTO THE AFTERNOON CAUSING DOWNSLOPING TO CONTINUE AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. AREAS
ALONG THE CHUGACH RANGE HAVE BEEN SNOWING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND HAVE
REACHED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
NEXT BIG QUESTION MARK EXTENDS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY IN
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FROM COOK INLET THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
THE RAIN AND SNOW LINE WILL BE RIGHT ALONG THIS AREA. THE NAM MODEL
DOES SHOW A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING IN COOK INLET DURING THIS TIME
WITH RIDGING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS WILL BRING IN AN
INTERESTING MIX OF WINDS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND MATSU REGION.
WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM BUT THE
GENERAL FLOW WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN LOWER COOK INLET AND
POSSIBLY EAST TO NORTHEAST IN THE MATSU VALLEYS. THIS BRINGS IN THE
POSSIBILITY OF MIXED PRECIPITATION. THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL BE AT
RISK FOR FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW BELOW FREEZING AIR AT THE SURFACE WITH
ABOVE FREEZING AIR RIDING OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
ANOTHER WRENCH IN THE WORKS IN THE DIFFERENT WIND DIRECTIONS COULD
CAUSE A GOOD AREAS OF LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE THAT WOULD BE MORE
FAVORABLE TO PRECIPITATE OUT AS SNOW. LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY BUT A MIXED
BAG OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS MOST LIKELY FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THINGS GET A BIT MORE CLEAR INTO THE WEEKEND AS
THE PUSH OF WARM AIR ARRIVES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IN FULL FORCE
SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN WITH GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM
THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND POSSIBLY AS FAR
NORTH AS TALKEETNA. WHILE THERE WILL BE A MELTDOWN SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY IN THE ANCHORAGE AND MATSU AREAS COLD AIR WILL RAPIDLY MOVE IN
AGAIN LATE SUNDAY TURNING PRECIPITATION BACK INTO SNOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING 131.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 141.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 1320 138 150 155 170 172 175 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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