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Gale Warning 785, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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 21, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA HAS YIELDED A
CONTINUATION OF CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON AS A BLOCKING RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA.
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS RESULTING IN
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. A CLOSED
UPPER LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR 50N
153W IS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA ON
THURSDAY...WITH SEVERAL SMALLER SCALE DISTURBANCES CURRENTLY NOTED
OVER THE GULF ON SATELLITE IMAGERY BRINGING OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS
TO KODIAK ISLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH RESPECT
TO THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN...WITH A GENERAL CONSENSUS IN
BRINGING A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA
ON THURSDAY DESPITE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN POSITION AND INTENSITY.
MODELS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN DEVELOPING ANOTHER UPPER LOW
IN THE VICINITY OF BRISTOL BAY ON FRIDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG GAP WINDS IN FAVORED AREAS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE
POWERFUL LOW BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF. COUPLED WITH HIGH
PRESSURE ALREADY IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE OVER THE INTERIOR...THE DEEP
SURFACE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF COAST WILL CAUSE THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO STRENGTHEN...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG GAP
WINDS THROUGH FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS WHITTIER...VALDEZ...AND THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...CLEAR AND COLD
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ALTHOUGH
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS
ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE ROTATES THROUGH THE GULF. BREEZY NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL SUPPORT WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BREEZY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO APPROACH
30 BELOW ZERO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...RESULTING IN FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS. RAIN WILL MOVE OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
CHAIN THURSDAY EVENING AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE BLOCKING PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING AND UPPER TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA KEEPING GENERALLY CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST
INTO THE EXTENDED TERM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 131
MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 128 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 175 176 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 140 160 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB NOV 12The 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 | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 6:26 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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