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Small Craft Advisory 834, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 FZAK52 PAFC 200012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE 140 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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225 FZAK52 PAFC 201234 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 135 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB 130 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
167 FZAK52 PAFC 210009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Nov 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT...BOTH IN SHORT AND LONG TERM.
SOME DISAGREEMENT REGARDING THE TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS
SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. GFS AND UKMET CONSOLIDATE THE
LOWS ENERGY AND CARRY IT INTO SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE NAM
AND EC HOLD IT FURTHER WESTWARD...CLOSER TO KODIAK CITY. GFS
CONTINUES TO HAVE GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND SO WAS MODEL OF
CHOICE FOR MORNING PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...
A 973 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SUNDAY
NIGHT. STORM FORCE WEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE LOW
WILL BUFFET THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS MORNING.
AN OCCLUDED FRONT PRESENTLY EXTENDS IN AN ARC FROM THE BERING LOW
CENTER...ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING...AND ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT PRESSES EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
AND KODIAK ISLAND TODAY...WEAKENING IN THE PROCESS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST IN THE NEXT
COUPLE HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION...BUT BLIZZARD FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
DELTA. RAIN ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PAUSE THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE DRY ENVELOPS THEM. A BROAD AREA OF SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS EXTENDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND SPREADS ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING BY TOMORROW MORNING.
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN AND INTERIOR ALASKA
THROUGH MIDWEEK WHILE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF
OF ALASKA. ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BRISK NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT ALONG
THE GULF COAST BRIEFLY SLACKENS. GRADIENT RETIGHTENS AND WINDS
REDVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF
REINTENSIFIES.
.UPPER LEVELS AND LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA AND
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. LOW TRANSLATES EASTWARD AND STRENGTHENS OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...BY MONDAY AFTERNOON TROUGH WILL ENCOMPASS ALL OF
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE ENTIRE GULF. JET STREAM REMAINS JUST SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND
SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DYNAMIC DURING THE COMING
WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 131 135 187 BLIZZARD 155
MARINE... GALE 120 121 129 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 171 176 179
352 411 412 414
STORM 130 170 172 175 185 351 413
FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.