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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Nov 7, 2011, 11:45 AM AKST. It was in force for 28 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2011, 11:45 AM AKST (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
171 FZAK52 PAFC 072049 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 CORRECTED HEADLINE 179 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MON EVENING. A 973 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MON AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 953 MB TUE MORNING 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO 944 MB TUE NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND 150 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1145 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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437 FZAK52 PAFC 080005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 947 MB. THIS LOW MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AT 945 MB AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 40 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
785 FZAK52 PAFC 080020 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 947 MB. THIS LOW MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AT 945 MB AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 40 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
350 FZAK52 PAFC 081243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 945 MB TUE NIGHT 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AND THEN MOVES INTO EASTERN RUSSIA. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 40 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
322 FZAK52 PAFC 090013 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 945 MB LOW 420 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL AT 943 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 70 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 40 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Nov 7, 7:41 AM AKST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 7:41 AM AKST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
730 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011
.MORNING UPDATE...
CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING AS THE COLD AIR
ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF COOK INLET
COUPLED WITH THE INCOMING COLD AIR IS LEADING TO VERY UNSTABLE AIR IN
THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE 925 MB
TEMPERATURE ON THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING IS -5C WHILE THE MODELS
INDICATE BY 18Z THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE -14C.
AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE IS EVIDENT ON THE RADAR FURTHER ENHANCING THE
SNOWFALL OVER ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT SU VALLEY. THIS ENHANCEMENT WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS
MORNING. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS THIS MORNING HAVE A BULLSEYE OF QPF IN
THIS AREA...SO MODELS DOING A BETTER JOB OF DEPICTING THE LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY LEADING TO THE HEAVY BANDING.
OUT WEST...WILL COORDINATE WITH FAIRBANKS REGARDING THE MAJOR STORM
DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL BRING HURRICANE
FORCE GUSTS A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTH AND WESTERN BERING SEA AND
HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO NORTON SOUND. THE EXTRA-TROPICAL STORM
SURGE GUIDANCE DEPICTS THE GREATEST IMPACT NORTH OF OUR DOMAIN...BUT
WE WILL STILL MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF
THE LOW COULD LEAD TO A LARGE IMPACT FURTHER SOUTH.
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.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF AK THIS MORNING WITH
UPPER RIDGES OVER THE BERING AND SE AK. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS ALSO
OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE IS
OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND A STRONGER LOW IS SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR. ANOTHER LOW WHICH WILL BE OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE IN THE SHORT
TERM IS JUST OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE LOW OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEAKENS AND MOVES OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
TODAY...AND THE ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH MOVES PAST SOUTH CENTRAL AK
THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES AWAY FROM THE
ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE GULF TONIGHT....WEAKENING UNTIL IT REACHES THE
NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT INTO WED. THE LOW OFF
JAPAN WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON
NIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY INTO THE LOWER 940 MB RANGE BY
THE TIME IT MOVES INTO EXTREME EASTERN RUSSIA TUE NIGHT. THE SHORT
TERM FORECAST UTILIZES THE NAM FOR DETAIL WHILE THE MID AND EXTENDED
DEPEND HEAVILY ON HPC GUIDANCE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES EAST AND RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE
AREA. THE JAPAN LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD STORM
AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT ALONG
WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. THESE CONDITIONS REACH THE PRIBILOFS TUE.
STORM AND GALES WITH DRIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH WED
NIGHT.
FOR SW AK...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE FRONT FROM THE
JAPAN LOW REACHES THE COAST ON TUE WITH STRONG WINDS AND SNOW
CHANGING TO RAIN. WIND ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INLAND TUE
NIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS
INLAND INTO THU.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...ONE MORE ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS
BENEATH THE UPPER TROUGH TODAY AND THEN DRYING AND CLEARING FROM THE
WEST WILL OCCUR TUE. THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FRONT FROM THE JAPAN LOW
WILL AFFECT KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND THE REST OF THE AREA WED INTO
THU WITH SNOW SHOWERS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP IN THE WEST THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS SW AK DRY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
SE OF THE AK RANGE THU BEFORE A DRYING TREND BENEATH HIGH PRESSURE
RESUMES FRI.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187 191 HIGH WIND WATCH
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...175 176 180 185
STORMS 165 170 172 179
GALES 120 129 132 138 140 150 155 160 171
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS NOV 11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 7, 7:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 710 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 AKZ101-111-071800- ...HEAVY BAND OF SNOW MOVING ACROSS ANCHORAGE EARLY THIS MORNING... HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED JUST TO THE WEST OF ANCHORAGE THIS MORNING AND ARE MOVING OVER THE CITY AT 7AM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE EAST DURING THE MORNING...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. LATER TODAY IN TOWN...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...THE SHOWERS WILL LINGER A BIT LONGER BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. AB NOV 2011
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:08 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:45 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:45 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Nov 7, 8:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 7, 11:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr |
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