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Gale Warning 786, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
066 FZAK52 PAFC 100007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA MOVES TO OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN TONIGHT AND INTENSIFIES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF LOWS AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS SKIRTING THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-101500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-101500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-101500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-101500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-101500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-101500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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524 FZAK52 PAFC 100724 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 UPDATED ZONES 179 180 181 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA MOVES OVER TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN TONIGHT AND INTENSIFIES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF LOWS AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS SKIRTING THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-101500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-101500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-101500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-101500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-101500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 1025 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 1025 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-101500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 1025 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
751 FZAK52 PAFC 101258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PUSH INLAND BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 OUT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-110300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-110300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-110300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-110300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-110300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL SYNOPTIC FIELDS OVERALL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. DIFFERENCES ARISE WITH THE SPEED OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE POSITION OF THE FRONTAL WAVE NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE COLD AIR THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/COOK INLET REGION SUN AFTERNOON. THE GFS TENDS TO HOLD THE WARM AIR ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL EARLY SUN EVENING. THE ECMWF WHICH MAY BE MORE REASONABLE IS BETWEEN THE TWO. THE GFS/NAM ALSO TEND TO SHUT OFF THE SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND EASTERN KENAI RATHER QUICKLY SUN NIGHT THOUGH THE 500 MB TROUGH STILL IS WEST OF THE AREA. THINKING THAT THE BRUNT OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF EARLY MON MORNING AS THE COOK INLET/ANCHORAGE BOWL ARE WELL INTO THE COLD AIR AND THE UPPER JET SUPPORT SHIFTS EAST. THERE MOST LIKELY WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS AROUND UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE MON AFTERNOON/EVENING. .UPPER LEVELS... ,500 MB...THE LONG WAVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SHARPENS AS IT MOVES EAST AND EXTENDS SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (MATSU/KENAI) MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO WESTERN CANADA TUE AFTERNOON. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA/WESTERN ALASKA MON AND TUE. ...SHORT TERM... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND RAINW ARE EVIDENT ACROSS THE KENAI PEN...WITH SNOW AND POCKETS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. WARMING IS A LITTLE SLOW TO PROGRESS NORTH. THE NAM THICKNESS FIELDS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS AND SLOWLY BRINGS TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND PORTIONS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL LIKELY START AS SNOW THIS EVENING THEN SHOULD BECOME MIXED AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY HOLD ON TO THE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE THE KENAI/ANCHORAGE BOWL TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUN AFTERNOON. RAINFALL WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RISE ON SMALL STREAMS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WHICH WILL CREATE SOME MINOR FLOOD ISSUES SUN. SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT AND CREATE ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS. COLD AIR STARTS TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN END OF SOUTHCENTRAL SUN AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT. PLACES HAVING RAIN SHOULD SHIFT TO SNOW AT THAT POINT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MON...THEN SHIFT TO SNOW SHOWERS ON SUN UNTIL UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE. THE 850 MB FLOW SHIFTS AROUND TO THE SE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ON SUN EVENING AND THE SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST...THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE DELTA EARLY THIS EVENING AND THE EASTERN BRISTOL BAY EARLY SUN MORNING. RAIN SHOULD SHIFT TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH PASSAGE. COLD AIR WILL SETTLE INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER WARM FRONT APPROACHES MIDWEEK. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH A LOW LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PUSHES TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT. COLD AIR WILL RESIDE OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OBSERVED ACROSS THE BERING SEA. ON SUNDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SUBTROPICS AND BRINGS WARMER AIR BACK TO THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN THAT WILL BRING ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF ALASKA WILL BE BREAKING DOWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN AND ALLOW A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES ALOFT TO PUSH ACROSS THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL ENHANCE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...LEAD TO COLD AIR DROPPING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC AND BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE REGION ON SATURDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 181 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC NOV 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 9, 11:53 AM AKST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1153 AM AKST SAT NOV 09 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM SNOW 3 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.18N 149.83W
11/09/2013 E0.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
MXD -SN / PE / FZRA. ESTIMATED 0.02 INCHES LIQUID / 0.5
INCHES SNOW / SLEET. TEMP 27F. LIGHT GLAZE ON ROADWAYS.
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KUTZLocal storm report, Nov 9, 3:37 PM AKST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
337 PM AKST SAT NOV 09 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.29N 149.50W
11/09/2013 E0.20 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
FREEZING RAIN ON THE ROAD BELOW 1600 FEET ELEVATION. ONE
ROLLOVER, A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. TEMPERATURE 22 TO 25
DEGREES. FLURRIES ABOVE 1600 FEET WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID 30S.
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BLUDWIGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:17 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Nov 9, 10:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 10, 10:33 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr |
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