Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 673, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2014, 3:03 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 days. 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 7, 2014, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2014, 3:09 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
906 FZAK61 PAFC 080003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-081400- 303 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 985 MB LOW NEAR 56N 153W MAKES LANDFALL ON THE KENAI PENINSULA NEAR 59N 151W EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND STALL ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ351-081400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 303 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF 145W. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-081400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 303 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF 146W. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
18 follow-up statements
059 FZAK61 PAFC 081233 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 333 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-090200- 333 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 151W WILL MAKE LANDFALL ON THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-090200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 333 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-090200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 333 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
634 FZAK61 PAFC 082359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-091415- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL STALL AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON SUN...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ351-091415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-091415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$
781 FZAK61 PAFC 091232 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100200- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-100200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-100200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$
700 FZAK61 PAFC 092352 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 252 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-101515- 252 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON EVENING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN GULF EARLY TUE. $$ PKZ351-101515- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 252 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-101515- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 252 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$
202 FZAK61 PAFC 101229 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-110200- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND TRACK TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF EARLY TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. $$
832 FZAK61 PAFC 102359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 259 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-111415- 259 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND STALL OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-111415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-111415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
177 FZAK61 PAFC 111202 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 302 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-120215- 302 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL STALL OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-120215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 302 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-120215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 302 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
986 FZAK61 PAFC 112351 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 251 PM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-121400- 251 PM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND AND THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST WED MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN SLIDE WEST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 251 PM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-121400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 251 PM AKST TUE NOV 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$
398 FZAK61 PAFC 121147 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 247 AM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-130130- 247 AM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF KODIAK ISLAND AND THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL TRACK WEST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-130130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 247 AM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-130130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 247 AM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
934 FZAK61 PAFC 122353 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 253 PM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-131445- 253 PM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL KEEP MODERATE EAST FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT WILL RESIDE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-131445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 253 PM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-131445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 253 PM AKST WED NOV 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
037 FZAK61 PAFC 131209 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 309 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-140230- 309 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL KEEP EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT WILL RESIDE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-140230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 309 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-140230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 309 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$
009 FZAK61 PAFC 132354 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-141400- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CAUSE THE STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ351-141400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-141400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 254 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$
180 FZAK61 PAFC 141219 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 319 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-150230- 319 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CAUSE THE STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 148W AT 1000 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-150230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 319 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-150230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 319 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$
333 FZAK61 PAFC 150004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 304 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-151430- 304 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 52N 147W SAT EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR 58N 152W AT 1007 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 304 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-151430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 304 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
587 FZAK61 PAFC 151206 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 306 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-160215- 306 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 52N 147W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR 58N 152W AT 1006 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-160215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-160215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
913 FZAK61 PAFC 160017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 317 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-161415- 317 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 997 MB LOW AT 53N 151W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 57N 160W SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW AT 46N 145W WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 152W SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-161415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 317 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-161415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 317 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
180 FZAK61 PAFC 161201 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 301 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-170215- 301 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 55N 147W THIS MORNING MOVES TO 59N 152W AT 1010 MB THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TONIGHT. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 144W TUE MORNING MOVES TO 58N 148W AT 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-170215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 301 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-170215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 301 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
314 FZAK61 PAFC 170009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 309 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-171430- 309 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 144W MON EVENING WILL MOVE TO 59N 151W AT 982 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-171430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 309 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-171430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 309 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 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 7, 8:53 AM AKST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 8:53 AM AKST, 6 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 853 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... SOUTH OF KODIAK A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH. THE SURFACE FRONT WITH THIS LOW HAS PUSHED INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH A LONG FETCH OF WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT. EXTENDING UP THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE IS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING THAT WILL KEEP THIS LOW FROM PUSHING ANY FURTHER EAST. OUT WEST A WEAKENING RIDGE IS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MAKING ROOM FOR ANOTHER SYSTEM TO HEAD INTO THE WESTERN BERING. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... IN THE SHORT TERM THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. THERE REMAINS SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN EXACT PRESSURE OF THE MAIN TWO LOWS...BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BIGGER DIFFERENCE IS THE LOW PLACEMENT FOR THE BERING STORM. FOR THE MOST PART THE EC...NAM AND GFS ARE PRETTY CLOSE BUT THE GEM STAYS NORTH OF THE OTHERS. IT DOES STAY AT A PRETTY CONSISTENT SPEED WITH THE OTHER MODELS FOR ITS TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE FRONT PUSHING IN FROM THE GULF WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHCENTRAL. THE MAJORITY WILL BE RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND WILL MIX WITH SNOW FURTHER INLAND AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ONLY SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE IT PAST THE COASTAL RANGES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL ONLY LIGHTEN UP SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT COMES IN SUNDAY BRINGING MORE PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. KODIAK WILL ALSO SEE RAIN AS THE LOW MOVES OVER THE ISLAND AND TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY. THE RAIN WILL LIGHTEN UP SATURDAY AS THE LOW DISSIPATES BUT MORE RAIN WILL COME WHEN THE NEXT FRONT GETS THERE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK IS BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...WITH MOST OF THE RAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND PRIMARILY SNOW ELSEWHERE. THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY...EXCEPT FOR SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. MOVING INTO THE WEEKEND PRECIPITATION AROUND BRISTOL BAY WILL LIGHTEN UP UNTIL A FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST LATER ON SUNDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING WARMER AIR THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL BRING THE RAIN LINE FURTHER NORTH IN BRISTOL BAY. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL ALSO SEE SOME SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM THAT WILL START TO MIX WITH RAIN AS MORE OF THE WARM AIR PUSHES IN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE ISLANDS THAT WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST. FURTHER OUT WEST...WINDS FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ARE STARTING TO INCREASE AS THE EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTH INTO THE WESTERN BERING. IT IS STILL SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BUT STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN WILL BE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THIS MORNING BRINGING WARNING LEVEL GUSTS. THIS AFTERNOON THE LOW ITSELF WILL SLOW DOWN BUT THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE IT TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THE LOW CENTER WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TRACKING EAST AND WILL MAKE IT TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING TO BRING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)... THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCOMING EXTRATROPICAL LOW TO THE BERING WILL DISSIPATE EVER SO SLOWLY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS THROUGH THE BERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENT IN THE MODELS AS TO WHERE THESE WEAK LOWS WILL DEVELOP. MULTIPLE WAVES ALSO LOOK TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND THE GULF AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER LOW...KEEPING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE MOST OF NEXT WEEK. LATER NEXT WEEK...THERE IS INCREASING MODEL AGREEMENT THAT A STRENGTHENING YUKON RIDGE WILL SPREAD ONTO THE MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK...WHICH COULD BRING A PERIOD OF COOL AND QUIET WEATHER THAT WOULD LAST INTO THE WEEKEND. .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...DEK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 7, 9:37 AM AKST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
937 AM AKST FRI NOV 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0932 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SHEMYA 52.72N 174.12E
11/07/2014 E85 MPH AK ASOS
SHEMYA OBSERVATION IS CURRENTLY REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.
&&
TPEPELocal storm report, Nov 7, 11:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1105 AM AKST FRI NOV 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1102 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SHEMYA 52.72N 174.12E
11/07/2014 M96 MPH AK ASOS
SHEMYA OBSERVATION REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS TO 70 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 96 MPH.
&&
JPWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 3:04 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:06 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:07 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 8, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 8, 3:33 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.