Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 226, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 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.
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. $$
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760 FZAK52 PAFC 161254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 330N NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ 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. $$
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 15, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT AND INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL THIS
MORNING IN THE UPPER LEVELS BUT STILL HAVE ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCE AT
THE SURFACE DEALING WITH THE LOW ENTERING AND MOVING ACROSS THE GULF
TODAY. INITIALLY THE ECWMF WAS THE OUTLIER BUT BY THE 06Z RUN NAM AND
THE GFS SLOWED DOWN SOME AND THE SOLUTIONS ARE SIMILAR BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING BOTH IN THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW IN THE
NORTHEAST GULF.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER RIDGE IS POSITIONED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WITH A TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND AND ANOTHER TROUGH TO THE WEST WITH ITS
AXIS ACROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL
CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER LOW CENTERED IN THE WESTERN
TROUGH AFFECTING THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH RAIN AND SNOW
ALONG POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS. ALONG THE MAINLAND THE UPPER TROUGH
DRIFTS EAST SETTING UP A NORTHERLY GUSTY COLD DRY FLOW OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA. THE STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG NEAR
WARNING LEVEL WIND THROUGH MANY OF THE USUAL CHANNELED AREAS ALONG
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND COPPER RIVER DELTA AND THOMPSON PASS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A FEW CLOUDS REMAIN THIS MORNING MAINLY ALONG THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN BUT AS NORTHERLY WINDS PICK UP LATER TODAY
CONDITIONS SHOULD CLEAR OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. KODIAK IS SEEING
SOME SNOW THIS AS THE LOW TRACKS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THEM THIS
MORNING. THEY WILL ALSO CLEAR OUT BY THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT COLD
GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST AREAS WITH WIND SPEEDS REACHING
30 TO 50 MPH OVER MOST AREAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING INCLUDING THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL...EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG CHANNELED AREAS
NEAR THE COAST WHERE GUSTS CAN REACH ABOVE 50 TO 60 MPH... POSSIBLE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND VALDEZ
WHILE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
CLEAR COLD WINDY CONDITION ARE EXPECT TO LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY .
SOUTHWEST...
SOME AREAS OF EARLY MORNING STRATUS AND FOG OVER BRISTOL BAY SHOULD
QUICKLY CLEAR OUT AS WINDS BECOME MORE GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTH TODAY
AS THE RIDGE PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST. EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR COLD
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
ALEUTIANS/BERING...
WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT EXPECT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW BEGINNING
EARLY ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SPREADING EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE AREA FROM A STRONG SOUTHERLY PUSH AHEAD
OF A SECOND STRONG SYSTEM MAKING ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
THE EASTERN BERING IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND SHOULD
ONLY SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MIXING WITH RAIN ALONG ALONG THE
CHAIN. RAIN ALONG THE AKPEN THIS MORNING WILL ALSO TAPER OFF TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AS THE LOW PASSING OVER THE AKPEN EXITS THE AREA.
THAT WILL CHANGE QUICKLY ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE
PRIBILOFS WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
THE PRIBILOFS WILL SEE STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT
PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH RAIN PREVENTING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WHILE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN ALONG WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY FRIDAY THE LONG WAVE TROUGH WHICH HAS BEEN STATIONARY OVER THE
WESTERN BERING WITH THE UPPER LOW ANCHORED OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO ROTATE EASTWARD AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS
DOWN. BY THE WEEKEND A COLD UPPER LOW OVER THE ARCTIC WILL DROP DOWN
OVER THE NORTHWEST MAINLAND BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR
OVER MOST OF THE STATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 135.
BLIZZARD WATCH 131.
MARINE...STORMS 130 132 138 150 176.
GALES 120 121 125 140 141 160 172 175 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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