High Wind Watch 33, NWS Anchorage, AK

175 
WWAK72 PAFC 180820 CCA
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1118 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO
THE BERING SEA FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
THIS LOW MAY SUPPORT DANGEROUS WINDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WEST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

AKZ187-190145-
/X.COR.PAFC.HW.A.0033.111119T0300Z-111119T1500Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
1118 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS FROM ATKA WEST.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 75 TO 90 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW
  AROUND AND CAUSE DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. 

&&

$$

AKZ191-190145-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0033.111119T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
1118 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF SHEMYA.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 75 TO 90 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM EARLY FRIDAY EVENING
  THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL  MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW
  AROUND AND CAUSE DAMAGE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. 

&&

$$

036 
WWAK72 PAFC 181406
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
506 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THIS LOW WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS WINDS LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WEST AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

AKZ187-190400-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0033.111119T0300Z-111119T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0042.111119T0300Z-111119T1500Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
506 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS FROM ATKA WEST.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 75 TO 90 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW
  AROUND AND CAUSE DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

AKZ191-190400-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0033.111119T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0042.111119T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
506 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF SHEMYA.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 75 TO 90 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM EARLY FRIDAY EVENING
  THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW
  AROUND AND CAUSE DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS NOW
PUSHED OVER THE YUKON TERRITORIES WITH A WARMER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THE NEXT UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS FAR TO THE WEST OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN WILL HOLD FAST FOR THE NEXT DAY AND THEN THESE FEATURES
WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD THIS WEEKEND.

AT THE SURFACE THE LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
INTERIOR OF THE STATE. A RIDGE FROM THIS HIGH EXTENDS OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THEN REACHES SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND. THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF THAT STARTED THE STRONG
WINDS HAS MOVED CLOSE TO VANCOUVER ISLAND BUT A TROUGH REMAINS
STRETCHING FROM THAT LOW TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS HAS ALLOWED
GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST TODAY. THE LOW IMPACTING THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA IS CENTERED NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BUT THE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH IT STRETCHES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING SEA
AND STILL IS PACKING A PUNCH.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN.
THE NAM IS A BIT TOO FAR SOUTH WITH THE NEXT LARGE BERING SEA LOW BUT
OTHER THAN THAT THERE ARE NO REAL CONCERNS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...STRONG GAP WINDS PERSIST IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER
THE COURSE OF THE EVENING AND SHOULD BE MUCH LOWER COME MIDNIGHT.
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
CLOUDS ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW
SHOULD REACH THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS. KODIAK WILL
BEGIN AS SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TOMORROW
MORNING. WARM AIR ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION RAIN IN THOSE AREAS OVER THE NEXT DAY. THIS
SHOULD ALSO BE THE CASE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...ANOTHER COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TAKES UP
RESIDENCE IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF THE STATE BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF
THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEK NEXT WEEK. THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE
GULF WILL GET A SHOT OF SNOW EARLY NEXT WEEK IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
LOW DEVELOPING IN THE GULF. THIS LOW LOOKS TO REMAIN IN THE GULF FOR
THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA DRY.
FARTHER WEST ANOTHER MODERATE TO STRONG LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BERING SEA AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN SNOW AND WIND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 160 165 170 172 176 179.
         STORM 175 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NOV 11