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Storm Warning 221, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 12, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

033 
FZAK52 PAFC 121203
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND
25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

776 
FZAK52 PAFC 122343
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN MORNING MOVES 
TO OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUN EVENING. THIS LOW
THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR JACKSMITH BAY EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND MON. 

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

Nearby

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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.