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Gale Warning 820, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
671 FZAK52 PAFC 221258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK INLAND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI EVENING. A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-230300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-230300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-230300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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205 FZAK52 PAFC 221654 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 CORRECTED TYPO HEADLINE ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK INLAND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI EVENING. A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-230300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-230300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-230300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
794 FZAK52 PAFC 221802 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 173 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK INLAND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI EVENING. A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-230300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-230300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-230300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
526 FZAK52 PAFC 221947 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK INLAND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI EVENING. A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 1045 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-230300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-230300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-230300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
203 FZAK52 PAFC 230028 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF BETHEL LATE TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON AT 994 MB. $$ PKZ150-231500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-231500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-231500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-231500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-231500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-231500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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, 5:05 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 5:05 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
505 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A
RIDGE IS SITUATED ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. THIS HAS LED TO A
PUSH OF WARMTH AND MOISTURE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TO SOUTHERN
ALASKA AND THE PANHANDLE. A MODERATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS JUST
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF AND INNER WATERS. SNOW HAS BEGUN INLAND
THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
SNOWFALL ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE PANHANDLE. BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN
THE BERING BRINGING SOME COLD AIR AND MODERATE WINDS. WITH THE OPEN
WATER...CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING. ANOTHER LOW WEST OF
ATTU TO PUSH IN SOME PRECIP AND STRONGER WINDS TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SYNOPTICALLY...THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT INTO SATURDAY WITH
THE MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
AND SUBSEQUENT RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. MAJOR DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW IN THE LATE WEEKEND TIME
FRAME AS AN UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA SUNDAY.
THE SURFACE LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK TO MOVE UP INTO THE LOWER INLET
TONIGHT WILL RIDE JUST PAST ANCHORAGE INTO THE INTERIOR TOMORROW. IN
THE MEANTIME...THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH THE PARENT UPPER LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING BRINGS SOME WARM AND MOIST AIR TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO RIDE
NORTH THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW. COLD INTERIOR
AIR TO BE OVERRIDDEN WITH WARM AIR CREATING AREAS OF FREEZING
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SOME AREAS WILL SCOUR OUT TO ALL
RAIN TOMORROW ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER...ALL AREAS WILL
START AS SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH AND
UPPER LOW SWINGS INLAND...MOST AREAS WILL RETURN TO SNOW FRIDAY
EVENING. THE UPPER LOW WILL SWING INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT PUSHING TO COLD
AIR ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL. AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE
LOW...AN UPPER LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE WILL CREATE AN AREA OF GOOD
SNOWFALL TONIGHT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGE. COLD AIR
ADVECTION THROUGHOUT THE BERING SEA WILL RESULT IN CONVECTIVE SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT TOMORROW. AN UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA
REGION FRIDAY TO DIG A TROUGH SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH THE COLD AIR FILTERING BEHIND THE UPPER LOW
THAT EXITED THE EASTERN BERING. THIS WRAPS INTO AN UPPER LOW SUNDAY.
BUT ENERGIES MOVING IN AND AROUND THIS FEATURE WILL BE A CAUSE FOR
UNCERTAINTY THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. DURING THIS TIME...THE JET REMAINS
QUITE FAR SOUTH AROUND 40N.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...MOISTURE BEGINNING TO SPREAD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT WITH PRECIP OVERRUNNING INTERIOR SITES FOR SNOW RIGHT NOW.
COLD DOME OF AIR OVER THE INTERIOR WITH PUSH OF WARM AIR TONIGHT WILL
CREATE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SOME AREAS WILL REMAIN ALL
SNOW DURING THE EVENT. AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH THIS
EVENING...TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL ERODE THE DOME
OF COLD AIR OVER ANCHORAGE SOMEWHAT ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ARM. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL WORK INTO PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM FOR A BIT. AS IS TYPICAL IN THESE SCENARIOS...THE
LIKELIHOOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS HIGHER ALONG THE ARM AND SOUTH
ANCHORAGE FIRST. THE CONTINUED PUSH OF WARM AIR TOMORROW WILL RESULT
IN MANY AREAS EXPERIENCING FREEZING PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTHEAST
COPPER RIVER BASIN...MAT-SU VALLEY...ANCHORAGE...AND PARTS OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA. AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN. IN
FACT...CORDOVA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY RAIN THROUGH THE EVENT AND KODIAK
IS AND WILL REMAIN RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES TONIGHT
UNDER A DEFORMATION ZONE BETWEEN THE NEAR KODIAK SURFACE LOW AND
BRISTOL BAY UPPER LOW. THE UPPER LOW BECOMES STACKED WITH THE SURFACE
LOW FRIDAY INLAND OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH SOME DISTURBANCES ROTATING
AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL CREATE SOME INTENSE
SNOW PERIODS AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE LOW BEGINS TO LIFT
FURTHER INLAND. GAP WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL BE A
PROBLEM THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG THE AKPEN WITH THE COLD ADVECTION AND
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW. THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW THAT MOVES TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY WILL BRING A BRIEF WARM UP LATE IN THE
WEEKEND. SOME SHOWERS AND MODERATE WINDS WILL SKIRT THE AKPEN THROUGH
THE KUSKO COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
COLD ADVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WITH OPEN WATER
MEANS CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS. SOME CAN BE INTENSE AND BRING DOWN
VISIBILITIES IN A HURRY. A LOW WEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON TO TRACK
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN THROUGH TOMORROW TO THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS
FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATE WINDS AND RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE
LOW. SOME WARMING CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE LOW AS WELL. THE LOW
STALLS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS AND A
RIDGE BUILDS IN THE GULF SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MAJOR DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW IN THE LATE
WEEKEND TIME FRAME AS AN UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA
SUNDAY. PHASING AND STRENGTH OF DISTURBANCES THAT ARE FEEDING AND
MOVING AROUND THIS LOW ARE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY BY THE GFS AND ECMWF.
THEREFORE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE DROPS QUITE A BIT THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...101 111 121 125 141 145 152 161
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127 130
GALE WARNING...120 125 128 131 132 139 140
150 155 160 165 172 174 176 177 178 179 180 181 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...126 127 128 130 139 140
160 180 181 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JN NOV 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 22, 1:19 AM AKST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
119 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM SNOW KING SALMON 58.74N 156.54W
11/21/2013 E5.1 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
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KHOEPPNEThe 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 | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 5:35 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 22, 9:34 AM AKST | Ice Storm Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Nov 22, 9:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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