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Gale Warning 699, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 5, 2014, 3:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2014, 3:18 AM AKST (12:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2014, 3:38 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
790 FZAK51 PAFC 051218 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 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. PKZ197-060115- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-060115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-060115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060115- RESURRECTION BAY- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-060115- PORT VALDEZ- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060115- VALDEZ ARM- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060115- PASSAGE CANAL- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-060115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-060115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-060115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-060115- CHINIAK BAY- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-060115- MARMOT BAY- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-060115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-060115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060115- KACHEMAK BAY- 318 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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119 FZAK51 PAFC 060036 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 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. PKZ197-061330- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AT 974 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT AT 980 MB AS A FRONT SWEEPS NORTH ACROSS THE GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-061330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-061330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-061330- RESURRECTION BAY- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-061330- PORT VALDEZ- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-061330- VALDEZ ARM- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061330- PASSAGE CANAL- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-061330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-061330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-061330- CHINIAK BAY- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-061330- MARMOT BAY- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-061330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061330- KACHEMAK BAY- 336 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
879 FZAK51 PAFC 061237 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 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. PKZ197-070115- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 994 MB FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. $$ PKZ119-070115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-070115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-070115- RESURRECTION BAY- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-070115- PORT VALDEZ- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-070115- VALDEZ ARM- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070115- PASSAGE CANAL- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-070115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-070115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-070115- CHINIAK BAY- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-070115- MARMOT BAY- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-070115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-070115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070115- KACHEMAK BAY- 337 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
851 FZAK51 PAFC 070052 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 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. PKZ197-071330- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW AROUND 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK MOVES TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB. $$ PKZ119-071330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-071330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-071330- RESURRECTION BAY- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-071330- PORT VALDEZ- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-071330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-071330- VALDEZ ARM- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071330- PASSAGE CANAL- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-071330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-071330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-071330- CHINIAK BAY- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-071330- MARMOT BAY- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-071330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-071330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071330- KACHEMAK BAY- 352 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
372 FZAK51 PAFC 071238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 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. PKZ197-080145- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT AT 993 MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ119-080145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MID MORNING. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-080145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080145- RESURRECTION BAY- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-080145- PORT VALDEZ- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-080145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN . .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080145- VALDEZ ARM- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080145- PASSAGE CANAL- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-080145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-080145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-080145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-080145- CHINIAK BAY- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-080145- MARMOT BAY- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-080145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-080145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-080145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-080145- KACHEMAK BAY- 338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 4, 4:12 PM AKST, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 4:12 PM AKST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2014 UPDATED SOUTHWEST ALASKA BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SECTIONS .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT- WAVE/FRONT IS MOVING EAST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH PRECIP CURRENTLY ABOUT AS FAR WEST AS CORDOVA. THERE IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING ALONG ABOUT 170 WEST LONGITUDE. A NEGATIVELY TILTED OCCLUDED FRONT IS OVER THE CENTRAL/WESTERN BERING AND MOVING EAST. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW CENTERED OVER THE SHELIKHOV GULF (THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SEA OF OKHOTSK). PRECIPITATION FROM THIS FRONT IS ABOUT AS FAR EAST AS SEGUAM ISLAND. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS (THURSDAY AFTERNOON) INTO THE FORECAST. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES ON THE EXACT LOCATION OF A LOW THAT FORMS SOUTH OF ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES EAST/NORTHEAST AFTER THAT...BUT THIS DOES NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE FORECAST VERY MUCH. THE MODELS THEN SHOW A FAIR AMOUNT OF SPREAD WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A DEVELOPING STORM SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS (THE REMNANTS OF FORMER SUPER- TYPHOON NURI). THE ECMWF IS THE FURTHEST WEST AND SLOWEST AND DEEPEST...WITH THE CANADIAN AND NAM IN THE MIDDLE AND FASTEST AND WEAKEST...AND THE GFS FURTHEST EAST AND IN-BETWEEN ON SPEED AND DEPTH. LOOKING AT THE GFS ENSEMBLES AND THE PARALLEL GFS IT LOOKS LIKE A SOLUTION CLOSER TO THE ECMWF IS PREFERRED. ONE THING ALL MODELS AGREE UPON IS THAT IT WILL BE A VERY STRONG STORM. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW POSITIONED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE REFLECT AT THE SURFACE AS AREA OF BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE SPREADING INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL PREDOMINANTLY BE ALL RAIN EXCEPT FOR SOME MIXING WITH SNOW AS THE PRECIPITATION MOVES INLAND AND INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY THURSDAY MORNING THERE WILL BE DRYING OUT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA REGION AS THE PRECIPITATION MOVES SOUTH TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A RELATIVELY QUIET PATTERN WILL TAKE SHAPE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE THAT DISSIPATED THIS MORNING HAS ALLOWED FOR A VERY SHARP RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO SLIDE INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DRY AND COLD WEATHER WITH WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW. WITH OPEN WATER ALONG MUCH OF THE COAST...LOCAL GUSTS AND STRATUS/FOG DEVELOPMENT ARE LIKELY AS SOON AS THE COLD INTERIOR AIR INTERACTS WITH THE WATER. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE WED. THIS WILL ONLY BE A GLANCING BELOW FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH PRECIPITATION MOSTLY REMAINING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... IT LOOKS AS IF THE FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS JUST ABOUT PEAKED WITH GALES REPORTED THIS MORNING AT SEVERAL BUOYS. THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING HAS JUST ABOUT HALTED ITS EASTWARD PROGRESS AS ITS PARENT LOW STARTS TO RETROGRADE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. THE 175 KT NORTH PACIFIC JET RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE CHAIN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GIVE THE FRONT JUST ENOUGH PUSH TO MAKE IT INTO DUTCH HARBOR LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THERE OVERNIGHT AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD START BY EARLY MORNING. THE PRIBILOFS WILL SEE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS...BUT SHOULD ONLY SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER THIS...THE FRONT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT GETS STRETCHED OUT ACROSS THE BERING. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SHOULD SERVE TO TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO KEEP GALES FOR MUCH OF THAT AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST BEGINS WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WITH A WEAK RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY PUSH TO THE NORTH AND EAST TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. BY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THIS LOW WILL MOVE VERY CLOSE TO KODIAK ISLAND AND DRIVE A WARM FRONT THAT WILL CLASH AGAINST THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WET WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS FROM THIS LOW WILL BE HOW IT WILL AMPLIFY THE OVERALL LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...WHICH IN TURN AMPLIFIES THE PACIFIC NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO WHAT IS SHAPING OUT TO BE A VERY POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POST-TROPICAL REMAINS OF SUPER TYPHOON NURI (CURRENTLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 700 NM SOUTH OF TOKYO) WILL RE-CURVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS THIS SYSTEM MAKES A TRANSITION FROM TROPICAL TO EXTRA-TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...IT WILL INTERACT WITH A STRONG JET COUPLING AT 500 MB (130 KNOTS) AND AT 200 MB (200 KNOTS). THIS WILL PROMOTE STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT WHICH WILL ALLOW RAPID CYCLOGENESIS TO OCCUR AS THE LOW PUSHES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA. MODEL AVERAGES HAVE THE LOW DEEPENING FROM AROUND 970 MB FRIDAY AT 06Z TO THE 918-922 RANGE BY SATURDAY AT 06Z. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO A LARGE SWATH OF STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PUSHING EASTWARD DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS STILL A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT ON LOW PLACEMENT WHILE HEIGHT FIELDS AND DERIVED PRESSURE FIELDS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A DEEP LOW IN THE 918 MB TO 922 MB RANGE. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER AS IT PUSHES THIS STRONG LOW EASTWARD MUCH QUICKER THAN THE REST OF THE SYNOPTIC MODELS. WITH THE WAY THAT THE PACIFIC NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY...A SLOWER TRACK EASTWARD SEEMS TO BE THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO...WHICH IS DEPICTED THE THE ECMWF AND GEM. REGARDLESS OF THE SOLUTION...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE BERING SEA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING/STORM SURGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 176 177 178 185 411 412 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO LONG TERM...MC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 9:19 PM AKST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 919 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2014 AKZ155-161-181-185-187-191-051930- KUSKOKWIM DELTA-BRISTOL BAY-ALASKA PENINSULA-EASTERN ALEUTIANS- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND... KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT...COLD BAY... SAND POINT...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI...ATKA AND ADAK... SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 919 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...HIGH WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED AS TYPHOON REMNANTS CREATE A MAJOR STORM IN THE BERING SEA LATE THIS WEEK... A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM MAY CREATE HIGH SEAS AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS STARTING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT. .WEATHER BRIEFING. THIS WEATHER SITUATION IS DEVELOPING FROM REMNANTS OF SUPER TYPHOON NURI. TODAY...NURI IS LOCATED ABOUT 700 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF TOKYO. THE CYCLONE WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC LATE THURSDAY AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AS THIS HAPPENS...THE LOW WILL UNDERGO A PERIOD OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION. CURRENT FORECAST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE LOW DROPS FROM AROUND 970 MB LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 918 TO 922 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AS THE CURRENT RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE OBSERVED IN THE BERING SEA IS 925 MB MEASURED AT DUTCH HARBOR ON OCTOBER 25 1977. .WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A LARGE SWATH OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SHEMYA EASTWARD TO ADAK AND ATKA LATE FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 45 FEET OR POSSIBLY HIGHER...DUE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE FALLS AND RESULTING HIGH WINDS. EXPECT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL UNSHELTERED MARINE VESSELS. .PRIBILOF ISLANDS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HIGH SEAS OF 22 TO 32 FEET ON A PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FETCH ARE EXPECTED. EXPECT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL UNSHELTERED MARINE VESSELS. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND COASTAL EROSION MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN BERING REACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA. HOWEVER...THESE SEAS SHOULD NOT BE AS HIGH AS WHAT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL EXPERIENCE. .FORECAST CONFIDENCE. THERE IS HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL INTENSITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND TRACK OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND THIS STATEMENT UPDATED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WHEN NEW DATA IS AVAILABLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR MARINE VHF, NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE ALASKA WEATHER SHOW AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES...AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE. MCLAY/SNIDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 3:13 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 4, 3:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 4, 9:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:18 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:18 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 5, 3:41 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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