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Storm Warning 180, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
866 FZAK51 PAFC 221301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WILL TRACK INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BE DOMINATED BY SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST FLOW BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ119-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-230300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-230300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-230300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-230300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-230300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-230300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-230300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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437 FZAK51 PAFC 230012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST ON SUN. $$ PKZ119-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-231500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-231500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-231500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-231500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-231500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-231500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-231500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 21, 5:05 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 5:05 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
505 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A
RIDGE IS SITUATED ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. THIS HAS LED TO A
PUSH OF WARMTH AND MOISTURE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TO SOUTHERN
ALASKA AND THE PANHANDLE. A MODERATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS JUST
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF AND INNER WATERS. SNOW HAS BEGUN INLAND
THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
SNOWFALL ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE PANHANDLE. BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN
THE BERING BRINGING SOME COLD AIR AND MODERATE WINDS. WITH THE OPEN
WATER...CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING. ANOTHER LOW WEST OF
ATTU TO PUSH IN SOME PRECIP AND STRONGER WINDS TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SYNOPTICALLY...THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT INTO SATURDAY WITH
THE MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
AND SUBSEQUENT RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. MAJOR DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW IN THE LATE WEEKEND TIME
FRAME AS AN UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA SUNDAY.
THE SURFACE LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK TO MOVE UP INTO THE LOWER INLET
TONIGHT WILL RIDE JUST PAST ANCHORAGE INTO THE INTERIOR TOMORROW. IN
THE MEANTIME...THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH THE PARENT UPPER LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING BRINGS SOME WARM AND MOIST AIR TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO RIDE
NORTH THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW. COLD INTERIOR
AIR TO BE OVERRIDDEN WITH WARM AIR CREATING AREAS OF FREEZING
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SOME AREAS WILL SCOUR OUT TO ALL
RAIN TOMORROW ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER...ALL AREAS WILL
START AS SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH AND
UPPER LOW SWINGS INLAND...MOST AREAS WILL RETURN TO SNOW FRIDAY
EVENING. THE UPPER LOW WILL SWING INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT PUSHING TO COLD
AIR ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL. AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE
LOW...AN UPPER LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE WILL CREATE AN AREA OF GOOD
SNOWFALL TONIGHT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGE. COLD AIR
ADVECTION THROUGHOUT THE BERING SEA WILL RESULT IN CONVECTIVE SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT TOMORROW. AN UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA
REGION FRIDAY TO DIG A TROUGH SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH THE COLD AIR FILTERING BEHIND THE UPPER LOW
THAT EXITED THE EASTERN BERING. THIS WRAPS INTO AN UPPER LOW SUNDAY.
BUT ENERGIES MOVING IN AND AROUND THIS FEATURE WILL BE A CAUSE FOR
UNCERTAINTY THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. DURING THIS TIME...THE JET REMAINS
QUITE FAR SOUTH AROUND 40N.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...MOISTURE BEGINNING TO SPREAD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT WITH PRECIP OVERRUNNING INTERIOR SITES FOR SNOW RIGHT NOW.
COLD DOME OF AIR OVER THE INTERIOR WITH PUSH OF WARM AIR TONIGHT WILL
CREATE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SOME AREAS WILL REMAIN ALL
SNOW DURING THE EVENT. AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH THIS
EVENING...TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL ERODE THE DOME
OF COLD AIR OVER ANCHORAGE SOMEWHAT ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ARM. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL WORK INTO PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM FOR A BIT. AS IS TYPICAL IN THESE SCENARIOS...THE
LIKELIHOOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS HIGHER ALONG THE ARM AND SOUTH
ANCHORAGE FIRST. THE CONTINUED PUSH OF WARM AIR TOMORROW WILL RESULT
IN MANY AREAS EXPERIENCING FREEZING PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTHEAST
COPPER RIVER BASIN...MAT-SU VALLEY...ANCHORAGE...AND PARTS OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA. AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN. IN
FACT...CORDOVA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY RAIN THROUGH THE EVENT AND KODIAK
IS AND WILL REMAIN RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES TONIGHT
UNDER A DEFORMATION ZONE BETWEEN THE NEAR KODIAK SURFACE LOW AND
BRISTOL BAY UPPER LOW. THE UPPER LOW BECOMES STACKED WITH THE SURFACE
LOW FRIDAY INLAND OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH SOME DISTURBANCES ROTATING
AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL CREATE SOME INTENSE
SNOW PERIODS AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE LOW BEGINS TO LIFT
FURTHER INLAND. GAP WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL BE A
PROBLEM THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG THE AKPEN WITH THE COLD ADVECTION AND
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW. THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW THAT MOVES TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY WILL BRING A BRIEF WARM UP LATE IN THE
WEEKEND. SOME SHOWERS AND MODERATE WINDS WILL SKIRT THE AKPEN THROUGH
THE KUSKO COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
COLD ADVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WITH OPEN WATER
MEANS CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS. SOME CAN BE INTENSE AND BRING DOWN
VISIBILITIES IN A HURRY. A LOW WEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON TO TRACK
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN THROUGH TOMORROW TO THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS
FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATE WINDS AND RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE
LOW. SOME WARMING CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE LOW AS WELL. THE LOW
STALLS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS AND A
RIDGE BUILDS IN THE GULF SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MAJOR DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW IN THE LATE
WEEKEND TIME FRAME AS AN UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA
SUNDAY. PHASING AND STRENGTH OF DISTURBANCES THAT ARE FEEDING AND
MOVING AROUND THIS LOW ARE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY BY THE GFS AND ECMWF.
THEREFORE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE DROPS QUITE A BIT THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...101 111 121 125 141 145 152 161
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127 130
GALE WARNING...120 125 128 131 132 139 140
150 155 160 165 172 174 176 177 178 179 180 181 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...126 127 128 130 139 140
160 180 181 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JN NOV 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 22, 1:19 AM AKST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
119 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM SNOW KING SALMON 58.74N 156.54W
11/21/2013 E5.1 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
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KHOEPPNEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 5:35 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 22, 9:34 AM AKST | Ice Storm Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Nov 22, 9:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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