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Gale Warning 840, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 29, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
744 FZAK52 PAFC 300041 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL REACH MAINLAND ALASKA SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING THEN WEAKEN ON SAT. A 998 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH SUN AFTERNOON IN THE WESTERN BERING. $$ PKZ150-301500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-301500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-301500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-301500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-301500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SHEMYA E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-301500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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679 FZAK52 PAFC 301233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS TODAY. A 997 MB LOW 160 NM S OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM NE OF SHEMYA AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO A TROUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-010300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-010300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-010300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-010300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-010300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT TRACKS TO EASTERN RUSSIA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-011500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-011500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-011500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-011500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY MIDDAY. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-011500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT MOVES TO EASTERN RUSSIA MON AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1010 MB SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-020300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-020300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-020300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-020300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-020300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-020300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO EASTERN RUSSIA AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING THEN MOVES NORTH TUESDAY. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR SEGUAM ISLAND AT 996 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-021500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-021500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ177-021500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-021500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM SHEMYA E. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF SHEMYA...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM SHEMYA E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-021500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 29, 12:50 PM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 12:50 PM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1250 PM AKST FRI NOV 29 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN IS IN PLACE
WITH A CLOSED LOW/TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND AND A RIDGE OVER THE
HEART OF THE BERING SEA. THE UPPER LOW IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS WAY
TOWARD THE YUKON WHILE A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD FROM
THE CENTER DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. GAP WINDS ALONG THE
GULF COAST HAVE DIMINISHED A BIT FROM YESTERDAY BUT PASSAGE OF THIS
TROUGH FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT WILL HELP
KICK THINGS UP AGAIN. ASIDE FROM THE GAP WINDS THE WEATHER IS VERY
QUIET FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA. ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE BERING RIDGE A TROUGH IS MOVING OUT OF ASIA WITH A SURFACE
COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING PUSHING SLOWLY EASTWARD. A LONG
BUT NARROW FETCH OF MOISTURE IS STREAMING FROM THE TROPICS NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WESTERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH HANDLING OF UPPER LOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE WAVES MOVING
AROUND IT. THIS LEADS TO INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THE INTENSITY OF
GAP WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF COAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ON THE OTHER HAND MODEL SPREAD REMAINS LARGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
RIDGE WITH DIFFERENCES IN WHETHER UPPER SHORT-WAVES PHASE INTO A
SINGLE TROUGH AND LARGE DIFFERENCES IN THE STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT
OF THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW. FOR NOW WILL STICK CLOSE TO INHERITED
FORECAST WHICH GIVES INDICATIONS OF A WEAK LOW MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES SOUTH INTO THE GULF
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH ITS PASSAGE
COMBINED WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT WILL LEAD TO
AN INCREASE IN WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS IN LOWER OR PROTECTED VALLEYS
WILL REMAIN CALM OR LIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FRIGID.
ANOTHER UPPER WAVE WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY...SMALLER
AND MORE FOCUSED THAN THE TROUGH TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST
SUBSIDENCE IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. AT THE SAME TIME THE
UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEASTWARD AND THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD
IN FROM THE WEST...WITH A STRONG UPPER JET MAKING ITS WAY INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL. LASTLY...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN AS
HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. ALL OF THIS POINTS
TO HIGH WINDS IN THE VALDEZ AREA AS WELL AS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. WILL UPGRADE THE CURRENT WATCHES TO WARNINGS WITH THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. GAP WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE REGION SATURDAY...BUT REMAIN WELL BELOW WARNING LEVELS.
THE WIND EVENT WILL COME TO AN END SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE
UPPER RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY
MODERATE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WARMER AIR MOVES UP AND OVER THE RIDGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA UNTIL THE RIDGE PASSES TO THE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES IN TIMING IT LOOKS LIKE
PRECIPITATION AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHWEST
COAST MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY. THERE LIKELY WILL BE SOME FROZEN
PRECIP TO START BUT WITH LOTS OF WARM AIR MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE
OF THE RIDGE EXPECT PRECIP TO CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN BY MID WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE SLIDES EASTWARD OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WARM MOIST AIR WHICH IS CURRENTLY CONFINED TO THE
WESTERN BERING WILL OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION. AN
ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL SET UP UNDERNEATH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH AS
WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER
RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA NEXT WEEK WHICH LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY IN
WHEN PRECIP MAY MAKE IT BACK INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS
LIKE THE EARLIEST THAT WILL BE IS LATE NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEK AS WARM AIR
MOVES UP AND OVER THE RIDGE. MEANWHILE THE STORM TRACK WILL SET UP
OUT WEST RESULTING IN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AN INITIALLY WARM AND MOIST
AIRMASS MEANS PRECIP WILL BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...ALTHOUGH
INDICATIONS ARE A LESS AMPLIFIED PATTERN LATE IN THE WEEK WILL ALLOW
COOLER AIR TO MOVE BACK IN FROM THE WEST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...131 135.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...131.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 128 130 131 132 178 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 129 130 139.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:03 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 6:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 30, 1:25 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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