Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 212, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
3 follow-up statements
516 FZAK52 PAFC 090739 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 945 MB LOW 420 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL AT 943 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUR OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
090 FZAK52 PAFC 090903 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 165 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 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT. 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 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 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. $$
830 FZAK52 PAFC 091247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 947 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL MOVES ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA TODAY TO THE CHUKCHI SEA. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 8, 3:15 PM AKST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:15 PM AKST, 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
315 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN ACROSS THE STATE IS RESULTING IN A MAJOR
STORM OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. OUT EAST...A SHARP TROF HAS HELPED
TO DEVELOP A POTENT SURFACE LOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TROF AXIS WHICH IS LOCATED OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY MOVE TO THE EAST THIS EVENING IN RESPONSE
TO THE APPROACHING SYSTEM FROM THE WEST.
A TRANSIENT RIDGE IS PROVIDING MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR FAIR WEATHER TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING 5
TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THE REAL STORY IS THE INTENSIFYING MAJOR STORM IN THE WESTERN BERING.
ALL INDICATIONS TODAY ON SATELLITE AND FROM THE FEW OBSERVATIONS
AVAILABLE ACROSS THE BERING SEA ARE THAT THIS STORM IS AS
ADVERTISED...A MAJOR STORM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OUT EAST...THE MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL ON THE DEFORMATION ZONE
EXTENDING FROM THE LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. THE POSITION OF THIS
BAND AND THE SURFACE LOW ARE FURTHER WEST THAN THE MODELS DEPICT.
FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDE MORE SNOW FALLING OVER SOUTHEASTERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TOOK A BIT LONGER TO INCREASE ALONG THE
SOUND...DELAYING OUR BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS SEVERAL
HOURS.
WHILE THE INITIALIZATION IS POOR...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES. THE FOCUS FOR THIS FORECAST
PACKAGE IS THE SHORT TERM AND THE WARNINGS/IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BERING LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
AS MENTIONED BEFORE...SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE SHORT TERM
FORECAST BASED ON THE RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS. THE SNOW AND WIND
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH AND MOVE EAST THIS EVENING. THE ONLY FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR
THE EAST IS THE REMNANTS OF THE TROF OUT WEST AS IT CROSSES THE
ALASKA RANGE AND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THE SYSTEM WILL BE WELL OCCLUDED
BY THIS TIME. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OVERNIGHT.
THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE REMNANTS OF THIS HUGE SYSTEM WILL BE ENOUGH TO SPREAD SNOW
UP COOK INLET.
AT THIS TIME...EXPECTING LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD NORTH DURING THE DAY.
LIKE THE PREVIOUS STORMS...THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER
SNOW BUT THERE ARE NO CLEAR INDICATIONS OF WHERE OR WHEN THAT WOULD
BE. SO FOR NOW...OUR FORECAST WILL MENTION ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH MID WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM BUILDS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT STORM DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW BACK TO THE REGION LATE
IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST AND BERING SEA...
ALL THE ATTENTION SHOULD BE OUT WEST WHERE A 945 MB LOW RAPIDLY MOVES
TOWARD THE CHUKCHI SEA. WHILE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WITH THIS
STORM WILL PLAY OUT IN FAIRBANKS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...STILL WORTH
MENTIONING THAT THIS IS A MAJOR STORM BRINGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
AND WAVES APPROACHING 40 FEET TO A GOOD PORTION OF THE BERING SEA.
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVER THE DELTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW BEGINS TO FALL. FEELING THAT
THERE IS STILL A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SO ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR THAT AREA WHILE LEAVING A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COASTAL
COMMUNITIES. ALL MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN
THE LOWER TO MID 20S THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO 45 TO
60 MPH. ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND HAS NOT FULLY CRUSTED
OVER WHICH WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WINDS INCREASE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.
AS WINDS SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST...WARMER AIR FLOWING OFF
THE OPEN WATER WILL FINALLY PUSH TEMPERATURES OVER FREEZING ENDING
THE THREAT FOR THE BLIZZARD. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...BUT DIMINISH
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY MORNING.
BRISTOL BAY WILL MOSTLY ESCAPE THIS STORM...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A
BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATE
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY...BUT NOT NEARLY THE IMPACT THAT
AREAS NORTH WILL SEE.
THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA ARE SEEING THE WORST OF IT RIGHT NOW.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE VERIFYING AS THE STORM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT
MARCH ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS THE BERING
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE NEXT LOW...ONLY PROGGED TO BE AT APPROX
985 MB WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATER IN THE
WEEK...ALLOWING TIME FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR
STORM TO ASSESS ANY DAMAGE AND BEGIN THE CLEANUP PROCESS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...155 195
BLIZZARD WARNING...131 155
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...180 185 412
STORM WARNING...170 411 413 414
GALE WARNING...120 127 128 129 130 132 150 155 160 165 171
172 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:50 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 10:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 66 hr |
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