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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 4, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Nov 4, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 6, 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.

189 
FZAK62 PAFC 050004
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 45N 164E RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AS IT TRACKS TO 52N
173E AT 952 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 60N 179E AT 955 MB
WED AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG LOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BERING BY WED MORNING...THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON
BEFORE MOVING INLAND.

$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT
BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 TO 40 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 40 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 37 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 30 TO 40 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 33 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
716 
FZAK62 PAFC 051237
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A HURRICANE FORCE 960 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169E REACHES PEAK INTENSITY OF
949 MB NEAR 59N 179E WED MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA WHILE WEAKENING TO 961 MB WED NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING
BY THIS EVENING...THEN MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST
DURING THE DAY WED.

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 31 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 39 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 31 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT
BUILDING TO 36 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. 

$$
099 
FZAK62 PAFC 051845 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

UPDATED ZONE 412 413

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A HURRICANE FORCE 960 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169E REACHES PEAK INTENSITY OF
949 MB NEAR 59N 179E WED MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA WHILE WEAKENING TO 961 MB WED NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING
BY THIS EVENING...THEN MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST
DURING THE DAY WED.

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
945 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 31 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 39 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 31 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
945 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT
BUILDING TO 36 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. 

$$
374 
FZAK62 PAFC 060000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A HURRICANE FORCE 954 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174E WILL RE-INTENSIFY AND MOVE
TO 58N 179E AT 951 MB LATE WED MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA WHILE WEAKENING TO 963 MB THU AFTERNOON. THE
ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES TO
THE EASTERN BERING BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 55 TO 65 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
28 TO 35 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 TO 43 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 41 FT SUBSIDING TO 33 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 33 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 32 TO 40 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
31 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 TO 40 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 TO 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
772 
FZAK62 PAFC 061219
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A HURRICANE FORCE 951 MB LOW 380 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 956
MB AS IT MOVES INTO FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WED NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY
WEAKENING THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT
MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND THIS
EVENING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BEHIND THIS FRONT STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 TO 40 FT BY AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
40 FT SUBSIDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT IN THE 
EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 35 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 29 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
209 
FZAK62 PAFC 061226 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A HURRICANE FORCE 951 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E 380 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL
WEAKENS TO 956 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH TO FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WED NIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG
WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING...THEN MOVES
INLAND THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BEHIND THIS FRONT
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH
THU NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 TO 40 FT BY AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
40 FT SUBSIDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT IN THE 
EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 35 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 29 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
957 
FZAK62 PAFC 062021 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1120 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

UPDATED ZONE 411 412

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A HURRICANE FORCE 951 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E 380 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL
WEAKENS TO 956 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH TO FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WED NIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG
WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING...THEN MOVES
INLAND THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BEHIND THIS FRONT
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH
THU NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
1120 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 TO 45 FT BY AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
40 FT SUBSIDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
1120 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 45 FT IN THE 
EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 29 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
416 
FZAK62 PAFC 070023
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 954 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179E WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA TONIGHT. A
FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THU MORNING...THEN
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING INTO FRI.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 TO 42 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 TO 35 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 30 TO 43 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30
TO 41 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Nov 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE WESTERN GULF AND THE SOUTHEASTERN
BERING WILL MERGE TODAY OVER THE GULF...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF TUESDAY. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM A SHARP MID-LEVEL TROUGH
WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS WELL AS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE
TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL REPRESENT THE LEADING EDGE OF A SEASONABLY
COLDER AIR MASS AND WILL BRING INCREASED DRYING AND OFFSHORE
FLOW...AND WILL ESPECIALLY HELP TO INCREASE WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN BETWEEN THE INLAND AREAS AND THE GULF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT.

MEANWHILE...THE MAIN EVENT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BEGIN TO
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND TODAY OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC...CROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WESTERN BERING
TUESDAY...AND THEN REACH PEAK INTENSITY TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE FAR
WEST-CENTRAL BERING. AT ITS PEAK THE CIRCULATION AND RESULTING FRONT
WILL LIKELY ENVELOP MOST OF THE BERING SEA WITH STORM TO HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND/OR A LARGE SEA
SWELL CONTRIBUTING TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WAVE HEIGHTS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY. THE NAM AND GFS WERE
PREFERRED THROUGH MIDWEEK...THEN THE EUROPEAN (EC) MODEL IS PREFERRED
THEREAFTER THROUGH MOST OF THE REST OF THE WEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...

WITH UPPER LEVEL FORCING FOR ASCENT REMAINING LARGELY OFFSHORE
TODAY...PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING INLAND FROM THE
GULF COAST. BY TONIGHT...THE LEADING EDGE OF COLD AIR MOVES EAST
ACROSS THE AREA AND CONTINUE TO FILTER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ABOUT HALF OF ANCHORAGE'S SNOW EVENTS
OCCUR WITH HEALTHY COLD ADVECTION IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...BUT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE COLD ADVECTION MOVING FROM
THE SOUTH AND WEST UP THE INLET WHERE IT CAN TAP INTO THE MOISTURE
SOURCE FROM THE SOUTH. UNFORTUNATELY FOR SNOW LOVERS...THE COLD AIR
IN THIS CASE WILL BE COMING FROM THE NORTH AND WEST...RESULTING IN
MORE LOW LEVEL DRY AIR AND A QUICKER CUT-OFF TO THE PRECIPITATION.
THEREFORE...WE ARE ADVERTISING A CHANCE OF SEEING LIGHT SNOW DURING
THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MINIMAL AND
WILL FAVOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...IT IS WITHIN REASON THAT THE
ANCHORAGE FORECAST OFFICE RECORDS THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL SNOWFALL OF
THE SEASON BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE
REGION...BUT WILL NOT BE UNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS AND WILL BE FAIRLY
SHORT-LIVED BEFORE A WARM FRONT FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST MOVES INTO
THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST...

RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...ENDING FROM WEST
TO EAST OVER THE NEXT 18 TO 36 HOURS BRINGING A DISTINCT DRYING TREND
ALONG WITH SEASONABLY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS THAN WHAT HAS BEEN
SEEN RECENTLY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE TUESDAY INTO THE
FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE WEAKENING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE POWERFUL LOW IN THE WEST-CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES INLAND ACROSS
THE REGION BRINGING A WINTRY MIX TO MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...

NORTHWEST FLOW WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH...THEN ATTENTION TURNS TO THE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW WHICH
WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND NEARBY WATERS LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO COVER THE STRONG
FRONTAL PASSAGE AHEAD OF THE LOW AS WELL AS WITH THE CIRCULATION OF
THE LOW ITSELF. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE IMMEDIATE BACK SIDE OF
THE LOW...WHERE A SWATH OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY NEAR SHEMYA AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE LOW WILL BE REACHING
PEAK INTENSITY. THE IMPRESSIVE STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT MOST OF THE
REGION WITH AN UNUSUALLY LARGE SEA SWELL...THUS CONTRIBUTING TO AN
INCREASED DANGER TO MARINERS AS WELL THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL ENVELOP THE BERING SEA BY THURSDAY AND WILL
PUSH A WEAKENING FRONT EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS FRONT
WILL GENERATE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION AND RESULT IN THE NEXT
GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW FOR PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLY FROM
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY SOUTH LATE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES
OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST THIS WEEKEND...THEN IS FOLLOWED BY A
LARGE AMPLITUDE TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE QUICKLY WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
STATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK AND BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO A COLDER AIR MASS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...187 191
MARINE...GALES...120 130-132 136-138 150 155 160 165 172-174 179 180
                 185
         STORMS...119 175-178
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CC NOV 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 4, 5:58 PM AKSTCoastal Flood WatchAFC22 hr
Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 5, 9:40 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC18 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.