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Gale Warning 873, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010026 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVERHEAD ON MON. $$ PKZ119-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-011500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-011500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-011500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-011500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-011500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-011500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-011500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE OUTER BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 010235 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 128 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVERHEAD ON MON. $$ PKZ119-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-011500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-011500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-011500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-011500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-011500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-011500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-011500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE OUTER BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVERHEAD ON MON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ119-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-020300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-020300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-020300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 45 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR WHITTIER. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR WHITTIER. .MON...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-020300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-020300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-020300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-020300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 1 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 30, 12:27 PM AKST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 12:27 PM AKST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1227 PM AKST SAT NOV 30 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN REMAINS
IN PLACE WITH A STRONG RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE BERING EXTENDING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST ALASKA AND A LARGE MULTI-CENTERED
LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND AND INTO NORTHWEST CANADA.
ARCTIC AIR IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE MAINLAND AND GAP WINDS ARE
IN FULL FORCE ALONG THE GULF COAST. A VORT-MAX ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS TRACKING SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS
MORNING ON ITS WAY TO THE GULF. STRONG SYNOPTIC SCALE SUBSIDENCE
WITH THIS FEATURE WILL ENHANCE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS IT MOVES
THROUGH. ALSO OF NOTE IS A 100 KT+ NORTHERLY JET BETWEEN THE RIDGE
AND LOW WHICH WILL ALSO AID IN ENHANCING WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE
VORT-MAX. MEANWHILE...ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BERING SEA RIDGE A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WHICH MOVED OUT OF ASIA HAS LED TO DEVELOPMENT
OF A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW IS BEING
FORCED NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE ACCOMPANIED BY WARMER
AND MOISTER AIR.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH LARGE SCALE
FEATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MINOR DIFFERENCES DEVELOP WITH
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC MONDAY AND TIMING OF WARM
FRONT MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE IS A CHANGE
FROM YESTERDAY IN DEPICTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. WHEREAS MODEL SOLUTIONS FROM THE
PAST FEW DAYS INDICATED THE RIDGE WOULD SLIDE QUICKLY EASTWARD
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND ALLOW WARM AIR TO RAPIDLY RIDE NORTHWARD
INTO WESTERN ALASKA...THE LATEST SOLUTIONS ALL REFLECT MORE
SIGNIFICANT RIDGING OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
PACIFIC WHICH CAUSES A DELAY IN ARRIVAL OF THE WARMEST AIR AND
PRECIPITATION UNTIL MID WEEK. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME WARMING AS
THE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE MAINLAND...JUST NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS
EARLIER THOUGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL VORT-MAX WILL
KICK WINDS UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A
STEEP SURFACE-BASED INVERSION IN PLACE THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT
JUMPS IN TEMPERATURE. AND AS WINDS DIE BACK DOWN OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUICK TO FALL. IN THE WAKE OF THE VORT-MAX
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WITH THE STRONG
NORTHERLY JET TRANSLATING EASTWARD WITH THE RIDGE. VERTICAL
CIRCULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET WILL ENHANCE DOWNWARD MOTION
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT WILL MIX DOWNWARD
TOWARD THE SURFACE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE
REGION THE MOST FAVORABLE SET-UP WHEN LOOKING AT ALL THE CONTRIBUTING
FACTORS WILL BE IN THE VALDEZ AREA AS WELL AS THROUGH THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA - WHERE HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE UPPER JET WILL EXIT TO THE EAST DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY...BUT WITH A VERY STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE SLOW TO SLACKEN AND GAP WINDS ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW. WINDS WILL FINALLY WIND DOWN
SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD AND A SURFACE HIGH
DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF. THERE WILL BE SOME MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES
AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN WITH THE RIDGE. HOWEVER...AS DISCUSSED ABOVE
IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION SECTION THIS WARMING IS LOOKING LESS
IMPRESSIVE IN THE MOST RECENT MODEL RUNS. IN ADDITION THE BULK OF
WARMING WILL OCCUR ALOFT AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOWER TO
MODERATE. AS THE TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS STEEPEN DUE TO SUBSIDENCE
FROM THE RIDGE AND ADVECTION OF WARMER AIR FOG WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY IN THE COOK INLET REGION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE A BIT OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES BY AND FLOW SHIFTS AROUND TO THE
SOUTH. A MORE SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP NOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL HOLD OFF
UNTIL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES UP FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME PRECIP-TYPE ISSUES WHEN PRECIP FIRST
ARRIVES BEFORE TEMPS WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY IN THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT...SO ITS A BIT TOO EARLY
TO FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
TRACK NORTH TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO
EXIT TO MAINLAND ALASKA. A WEAKER RIDGE WILL TRANSIT THE REGION
MONDAY...BUT THEN TROUGHS MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ASIA
WILL BRING MORE ACTIVE WEATHER BACK TO THE REGION BY MID WEAK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH CONSISTENCY IN
POSITION/ORIENTATION OF THE MEAN UPPER RIDGE DURING THE DAY 4
THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT ACTIVE WEATHER
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH.
THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW FAR INTO MAINLAND ALASKA WILL THE INFLUENCE
OF SYSTEMS OUT WEST EXTEND. THERE HAS BEEN A TREND TOWARD STRONGER
RIDGING WHICH MAY KEEP SOUTHCENTRAL MOSTLY DRY UNTIL THE END OF NEXT
WEEK OR INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THERE IS HIGHER CONFIDENCE THAT SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE SYSTEMS ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF
THE UPPER RIDGE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127 128.
GALE WARNING...121 126 129 131 132 173 174 175 176 177 178.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 125 126 127 128 129 130
139 140 150 160.
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 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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