Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 242, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
621 FZAK52 PAFC 290025 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL BE ABSORBED BY A MUCH STRONGER PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED MORNING. A FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS ON WED. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...S 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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268 FZAK52 PAFC 291203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT 150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE... SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
710 FZAK52 PAFC 291548 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT 150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY NOON. WIND THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
028 FZAK52 PAFC 291908 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1008 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 160 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT 150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY NOON. WIND THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
796 FZAK52 PAFC 300030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW OVER UNALASKA MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 988 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR TOGIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 170 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 990 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
735 FZAK52 PAFC 301307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 110 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 990 MB AND MOVES INLAND NEAR TOGIAK BY THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO 975 MB WED EVENING 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING REACHES BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PROGRESSIVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN IS
IN PLACE WITH A LONG-WAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSING ALL OF THE ALASKA
REGION AND A FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY JET ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC.
CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS THE REGION AT THE MOMENT. A WEAK
LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING IS HEADED INLAND ACROSS THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN. A WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS EXITING SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND ENTERING COOK INLET AND THE WESTERN GULF. KENAI RADAR SHOWS
SOME WEAK RETURNS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET.
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING IS SINKING
SOUTHWARD AND WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
LOW TONIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY
DEEPENING WHICH IS BEGINNING TO AMPLIFY THE UPPER PATTERN. THIS
IN TURN WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO CURVE NORTHWARD AND BECOME THE MAJOR
WEATHER MAKER ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE 12Z NAM IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH TRACK
OF PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH TRACK OF FRONTAL WAVE TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON WEDNESDAY. THE 18Z
NAM IS COMING IN AND APPEARS TO BE TRENDING TOWARD THE REST OF THE
MODELS...BUT IS STILL A LITTLE FURTHR WEST. THE TRACK OF THE FRONTAL
WAVE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO WIND AND PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND IS THE AREA OF BIGGEST FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FOR NOW WILL TREND HEAVILY
TOWARD THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LEVEL SHORT-WAVE AS IT CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT...GENERALLY FROM A DUSTING TO AN INCH
WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH TO WEST SLOPING FACES
OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK
BETWEEN THIS TROUGH AND THE AFFECTS OF THE MAJOR STORM HEADED TOWARD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE GULF
AND SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AS HAS BEEN
ADVERTISED EXPECT A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH STRONG DYNAMICS
TO PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION....ESPECIALLY IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND REGION AND SUSITNA VALLEY. THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY OF
LOW LEVEL FLOW IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER
THE INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA. HOWEVER...WITH AN INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN
ARM WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BLIZZARD BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES ON
WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND PLAN TO ISSUE A HEAVY SNOW WATCH WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY COMPLICATES THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST
OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BECAUSE THERE WON'T
BE NEARLY AS MUCH DOWNSLOPE DRYING AS IS TYPICAL WITH A MORE EASTERLY
WIND. IN FACT...IN THESE SCENARIOS THERE CAN BE QUITE A BIT OF QPF
IN THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA AS WELL AS ALONG THE INLET. WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THIS AREA.
PRECIPITATION AND WIND WILL BE RE-INFORCED ON WEDNESDAY AS A WAVE
MOVES UP THE FRONT TO SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FRONTAL POSITION AND TRACK OF THE WAVE. IF IT WERE TO TRACK WEST
OF ANCHORAGE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SOME WIND MAKING IT DOWN TO THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AS WELL. THIS WOULD ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT WARMING OF
TEMPERATURES. MOST OF THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE NOW LEANING TOWARD
TRACKING THIS WAVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHICH MEANS A LOT
LESS WIND FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND ANCHORAGE AND LESS INTRUSION OF
WARM AIR. WILL GO WITH THE LESS WINDY SCENARIO AND ADJUST FORECAST
ACCORDINGLY ONCE MODELS LOCK IN ON THIS FEATURE.
NO MATTER WHERE THE FRONTAL WAVE TRACKS THE FRONT ITSELF WILL STILL
CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY GIVING EVERYONE A SHOT
OF SNOW. AS THE FRONT REACHES THE VALDEZ AREA AND FLOW BEGINS TO
COME AROUND MORE TOWARD THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THERE IS GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN VALDEZ ALONG WITH A BLIZZARD THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. STILL TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANYTHING FOR THERE...BUT
WILL LIKELY ISSUE SOMETHING WITH TOMORROW MORNING'S FORECAST PACKAGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT
TRACK OF THE PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY
NIGHT. HOWEVER...BASED ON THE AVERAGE POSITION OF THE DIFFERENT
MODELS FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN ON THE
COLD SIDE OF THE LOW AND WILL EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE FORECAST ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WILL BE MUCH MORE
VARIED AND COMPLICATED WITH THE LOW TRACKING RIGHT THROUGH IT.
WITH ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE WHEN SNOW FIRST ARRIVES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON EXPECT A SHORT PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH AND
WEST OF KING SALMON. ENOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD ARRIVE BY EVENING TO
WARM UP TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVE VISIBILITIES. AREAS NORTH AND WEST
OF DILLINGHAM WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW WHILE EAST OF THERE COULD
SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN. WILL
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT HIGHLIGHT THE OTHER IMPACTS IN THE
FORECAST AND OVERVIEW PORTION OF THE BLIZZARD STATEMENT. ARCTIC AIR
WILL QUICKLY MOVE BACK IN AS THE LOW HEADS INLAND WEDNESDAY AND
CHANGE ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PACIFIC LOW WILL POSE MAINLY A WIND THREAT
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA/EASTERN BERING SEA AS
IT MOVES THROUGH. AIR WILL BE WARM ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS RAIN. A SERIES OF WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL THEN AFFECT THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK AS A MUCH
MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN PUSHES THE JET WELL SOUTH OF THIS REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE ON FURTHER
AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AS WE HEAD THROUGH DAYS
4 THROUGH 7. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
TO THE YUKON WITH A CORRESPONDINGLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH FROM THE BERING
SEA TO NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. THIS WILL SET UP A STORM TRACK FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. AREAS EAST OF HERE WILL
LIKELY SEE A SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP WHILE THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING
WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155.
GALE WARNING 120 130 132 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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