Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 782, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 FZAK51 PAFC 211230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS THROUGH WED. A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY DRIFT TO 280 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII AT 969 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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024 FZAK51 PAFC 220031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS IT MOVES WEST. A 978 MB LOW 660 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL INTENSIFY TO 968 MB 480 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO AROUND 960 MB 360 NM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT AROUND 974 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
041 FZAK51 PAFC 221227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 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 THU NOV 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 955 MB NEAR 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 988 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
867 FZAK51 PAFC 230040 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 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 THU NOV 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
366 FZAK51 PAFC 230717 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 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 THU NOV 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1020 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
697 FZAK51 PAFC 231200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING MOVES TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A NORTHERN PACIFIC LOW AT 1006 MB WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Nov 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE ONLY REAL ISSUES INVOLVE THE HANDLING OF THE STORM CENTER WHICH MOVES TO THE SE GULF THU NIGHT. MODEL PRESSURES ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT...THOUGH POSITIONING IS OFF SOME. FOR NOW WILL LEAN WITH A NAM/ECMWF BLEND. .500 MB... A GENERAL BLOCKING PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. LOW HEIGHTS CONTINUE OVER THE GULF/NE PACIFIC AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY BRISK GAP FLOWS WERE EVIDENT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL. A WEAK WARM FRONT WAS MOVING WEST ACROSS THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. OUT WEST...DRY OFF SHORE FLOW CONTINUES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE COLD ADVECTION OFF THE SW MAINLAND PRODUCED CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE AK PEN. A WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS THE BERING SEA DISSIPATES TONIGHT. SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... THE WEAK WARM FRONT MOVING WEST IN THE GULF WILL BRING SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH WED MORNING. SOME GUSTY NW WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS THU WILL ENHANCE LOCALLY DRIVEN GAP FLOWS AND LOWER WIND CHILL READINGS. THE STORM CENTER APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE AREAS. .SW ALASKA... BRISK AND DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AMBIENT AIR TEMPS IN WINDY AREAS SHOULD REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH AS NOT TO POSE A WIND CHILL THREAT(ADVISORY/WARNING). INLAND AREAS SHOULD REMAIN CHILLY UNDER CALM WINDS. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BE ENHANCED TONIGHT AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASE AND A STRONG UPPER WAVE MOVES TO THE EAST. A SERIES OF LOWS MOVING TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THAT AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS LIKELY WILL APPROACH GALE STRENGTH ON WED. THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL SEE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 127 155 160 165 170 180 351 352 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 20, 9:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 21, 10:32 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 8 hr |
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