Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 22, 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 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 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.
654 FZAK51 PAFC 221300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 965 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT AND BE ABSORBED BY A 970 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AT SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF 148W...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. E OF 148W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SE WINDS 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 18 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 26 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
599 FZAK51 PAFC 230002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND THEN TO 90 NM WEST OF SITKA AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND NEAR CAPES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:39 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 21, 9:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 21, 9:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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