Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 234, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 19, 2011, 11:05 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 19, 2011, 11:05 PM AKST (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
706 FZAK51 PAFC 200803 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 UPDATED 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1105 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
357 FZAK51 PAFC 201256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 982 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NE 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW EXCEPT RAIN SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
186 FZAK51 PAFC 202359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 977 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 964 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING NEAR WHITTIER TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 19, 5:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 5:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG LOW HAD MOVED INTO CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING, ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS STORM HAS
PRODUCED GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA AND
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW HAD DEVELOPED OVER
BRISTOL BAY. CLOUDS ARE MOVING OVER THE COOK INLET AND KENAI
PENINSULA.
A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COMBINED WITH AN AREA OF HIGHER
PRESSURE OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINLAND HAVE PRODUCED LOCALLY
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA IS VERTICALLY
STACK OVER THE SURFACE LOW. A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES
TO BE PUSHED EAST BY THE BERING LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT EXCEPT OVER THE GULF WHERE THE GFS
SOLUTION IS OUT OF SYNC WITH THE OTHER MODELS. GFS DEVELOPS STRONG
LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE OTHER MODELS
HAVE A DOUBLE CENTERED SYSTEM WITH THE MAIN LOW OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. THE NAM IS THE PREFERRED MODEL TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND MOVE ACROSS THEE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL WEAKEN ALONG
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING WHILE A
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
MONDAY.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING OVER
THE INTERIOR SECTION AND TEMPERATURE WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE THROUGH
MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND PARTS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG
WINDS ALONG THE THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF SNOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND OVER
BRISTOL BAY WILL SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
TONIGHT AND OVER BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS
ALONG THE COAST WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WHICH SHOULD ENDED THE
BLIZZARD. A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE COLD
DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES FROM THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BACK OVER THE AREA
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER MOST OF THE BERING AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA SUNDAY
MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY AND MOVE
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL END FROM
THE WEST TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MID RANGE MODELS KEEP THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF AND
MAINTAINS THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE GULF AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. COLD DRY AIR WILL SETTLE BACK OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL
INTERIOR AND STAY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
MARINE...STORM 172
GALE 120 130 132 160 170 175 176 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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