Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 225, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
535 FZAK52 PAFC 151203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WED MORNING AT 986 MB. A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 60 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 968 MB. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
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568 FZAK52 PAFC 160015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WED. A 994 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 275 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 974 MB WED NIGHT AND DRIFT NORTHWEST THROUGH THU. A 993 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 165 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 983 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
760 FZAK52 PAFC 161254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 330N NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
826 FZAK52 PAFC 162349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 971 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KISKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
552 FZAK52 PAFC 171249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 975 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. A 1003 WILL DEVELOP 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB ABOUT 120 NM NORTH OF KISKA THU NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 45 NM WEST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 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 14, 4:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 4:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 PM AKST MON NOV 14 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE FEATURES A DIPOLE PATTERN WITH AN ELONGATED
CLOSED LOW CENTERED JUST OFF THE NORTHEASTERN ALASKA COAST IN THE
BEAUFORT SEA. A CORRESPONDING HIGH CENTER ALBEIT NOT AS STRONG LIES
OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA. GEOSTROPHIC FLOW BETWEEN THE TWO VERTICALLY
STACKED CENTERS SETS THE STAGE FOR A PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD.
WELL TO THE SOUTH A STRONG WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW EXTENDS FROM EAST ASIA
THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. LOW AMPLITUDE
DISTURBANCES PROPAGATING THROUGH THIS FLOW HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS FOR AN
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTER ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE PREVIOUS
WEEK. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE AKPEN INTO THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ENCOMPASSES THE NORTHERN
GULF AND COASTAL AREA. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LIGHT WINDS HAVE
ALLOWED FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ANYWHERE
FROM THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEAR NEGATIVE 40. CLOUD COVER HAS
PREVENTED THE BOTTOM FROM FALLING OUT FOR MANY EASTERN LOCATIONS BUT
AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH WITH SOME CLEARING BEHIND AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER
MODIFICATION OF THE AIR MASS. A FURTHER OUT WEST...A WEAK SURFACE
PRESSURE REFLECTION OF AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN TO
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BRINGS RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SYNOPTICALLY THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL FEATURES IN THE SHORT TERM. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE COLD
UPPER LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT WILL ELONGATE AND PUSH SOUTHWARD WITH AN
AXIS STRETCHED ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN ALASKA. THAT UPPER LOW WILL
PHASE WITH THE TROUGH CURRENTLY ORIENTED WEST/EAST ACROSS THE BERING
TO FORM A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTER FROM THE GULF THROUGH NORTHEASTERN
ALASKA. THE SIBERIAN HIGH WILL ALSO DRIFT SOUTH AND MERGE WITH A
DEVELOPING RIDGE IN THE WESTERN BERING WHICH IS BEING FORCED BY A
SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND A LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE
SEA OF OKHOTSK PUSHING WARM AIR TO THE NORTH. THE COMPLEX INTERACTION
OF ALL THESE FEATURES BEGINS TO INTRODUCE SPREAD WITHIN MODEL
GUIDANCE BY WEDNESDAY...MORE AT THE SURFACE THAN THE UPPER LEVELS.
THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES ON THE FORECAST WILL LIKELY REVOLVE
AROUND A SURFACE LOW SETTING UP IN THE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...WHICH
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A NORTHERLY WIND EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A MUCH NEEDED BREAK FROM A SNOWY PATTERN FOR
THE AREA. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE MAT-SU WHICH HAS NOT
ALLOWED FOR TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB VERY MUCH DURING THE DAY. CLOUDS
WILL CONTINUE HANG AROUND THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING BUT SHOULD BE ON THE DECREASE AFTER THAT. THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER TROUGH AND HENCE
CLOUDY. AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM THE INTERIOR MAY BRIEFLY
INTRODUCE SOME CLOUDS TO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE TAKES SHAPE IN THE GULF EARLY TUESDAY SNOW AND RAIN WILL
ENCOMPASS THE GULF AS WELL AS SNOW ON KODIAK ISLAND BUT WILL STAY
AWAY FROM INLAND LOCATIONS. THE BIGGER THREAT WITH THE DEVELOPING
SYSTEM WILL BE NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH COLD DENSE AIR IN THE
COPPER RIVER WILL MAKE STRONG WIND POSSIBILITY FLIRTING WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AN UPPER TROUGH OVERHEAD WITH COLD TEMPS AND LIGHT
WINDS AT THE SURFACE HAVE COMBINED FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH
AREAS OF LOW CEILINGS AND MIST FOR THE INTERIOR. RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW
REMAINS A POSSIBILITY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRAVERSES THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE AKPEN. AGAIN THE STORY BEHIND
THE DEPARTING SYSTEM IS COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS MAKING
FOR SOME WIND CHILL ISSUES ACROSS THE AREA.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE SYSTEM WORKING JUST NORTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS TODAY HARBORS A NICE DIVIDE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW. THE
SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SNOW TO AREAS NORTH OF AROUND 56N AND RAIN
TO AREAS SOUTH OF THERE. THE ATTENDANT FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ON
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BRINGING A RAIN/SNOW MIX TRANSITIONING TO ALL
SNOW JUST AS THE FRONT PASSES LEAVING SHOWERS FOR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS DURING THE DAY. A NEW SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
SEND A WARM FRONT NORTHWARD BRINGING WIND AND RAIN/SNOW TRANSITIONING
TO ALL RAIN ALONG WITH POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTER WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
AROUND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WESTERN BERING. SEVERAL SHORTWAVE
TROUGHS WILL ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER LOW AFFECTING THE ALEUTIANS WITH
WAVES OF PRECIPITATION. FOR THE MAINLAND THE DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE
SAVE FOR A DISTURBANCE THAT WILL CLIP THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND AKPEN
LATE WEEK. THE QUIET COLD NORTHERLY WIND PATTERN WILL HOLD OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL. SEVERAL OF THE DISTURBANCES CROSSING THE AKPEN INTO THE
GULF WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH WIND AND RAIN/SNOW BUT
INLAND AREAS WILL STAY DRY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131
HIGH WIND WATCH 135
MARINE...STORM 127 130 132 176 411 413
GALE 120 121 126 128 129 150 155 172 175 185 412
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MTL NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 3:48 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:59 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:49 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Nov 15, 10:29 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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