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Gale Warning 751, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 24, 2014, 3:19 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2014, 3:19 PM AKST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2014, 3:32 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
108 FZAK52 PAFC 250019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-251330- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 360 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 290 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AT 982 MB THEN TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 994 MB. A 985 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB. A 982 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF KISKA LATE TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-251330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251330- BRISTOL BAY- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-251330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-251330- UNALASKA BAY- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-251330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-251330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-251330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-251330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-251330- ADAK TO KISKA- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-251330- KISKA TO ATTU- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-251330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-251330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-251330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 319 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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141 FZAK52 PAFC 251232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-260200- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 984 MB 290 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ATTU TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 995 MB NEAR 100 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ATTU WED NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 993 MB 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRENGTHENING 979 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTHEAST 295 NM SOUTH OF ATTU THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 190 NM WEST- SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-260200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-260200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-260200- ADAK TO KISKA- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-260200- KISKA TO ATTU- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-260200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 332 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 24, 4:37 AM AKST, 10 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 4:37 AM AKST, 10 hours 42 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 437 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A 997 MB LOW CURRENTLY 110 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK ISLAND IS SLOWLY MOVING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE GULF OF ALASKA...WEAKENING RAPIDLY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE MAINLAND FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS RIDGING IS GETTING AMPLIFIED IN PART DUE TO A SEASONABLY STRONG AND QUASI-STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITTING APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN ATTU AND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA OF RUSSIA. NUMEROUS VIGOROUS DISTURBANCES ARE ROTATING AROUND THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WITH A VERY ACTIVE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM. && .MODEL DISCUSSION ... MODELS ARE HANDLING THE LARGE-SCALE SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENT WELL IN DEVELOPING SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS LIES WITH THE ACTIVE JET STREAK PATTERN THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO THE SOUTH OF THE BROAD LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING AS IT CONTINUES TO SIT AND SPIN THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID-WEEK PERIOD. MODELS DEPICT A PAIR OF LOWS MOVING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY BEFORE MERGING INTO THE PARENT LOW CENTER. THE EUROPEAN MODEL WAS PREFERRED SLIGHTLY OVER THE GFS AND CANADIAN MODELS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 2)... THE STAGNANT PATTERN OF THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TODAY AS AMPLIFYING UPSTREAM FLOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC AND BERING SEA HELPS KICK THE LOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF. AS A RESULT THE MEAN FLOW IN THE LOW TO MID LEVELS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY VEER FROM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THIS CHANGE IN FLOW WILL START TO BREAK UP THE PERSISTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. MEANWHILE THE DEVELOPMENT OF UPSLOPE FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS COMBINED WITH WEAK VERTICAL MOTION FROM UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW WILL DEEPEN MOISTURE FROM ANCHORAGE UP TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND EASTERN SUSITNA VALLEY...PLACES WHICH HAVE REMAINED QUITE DRY UNDER THE CURRENT FLOW. ASIDE FROM AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS IN THESE LOCATIONS...THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A POSSIBLE LIGHT SNOW EVENT TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. THE TROUGH WILL BE WEAKENING DUE TO INCREASED ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WITH A BUILDING UPSTREAM RIDGE. THERE IS A MODEL CONSENSUS THAT THE BEST VERTICAL MOTION WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SINCE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE HAS JUST RECENTLY LOCKED IN TO THIS FEATURE AND IT IS ON THE WEAK SIDE WILL GENERALLY STICK WITH CHANCE POPS FOR NOW. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING...SO HAVE TRENDED DOWNWARD WITH NIGHT-TIME TEMPERATURES. STABLE CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS AT THE SURFACE ALSO FAVORS FORMATION OF FOG IN COOK INLET. THIS ALWAYS MAKES FOR CHALLENGING SKY AND TEMPERATURE FORECASTS. FARTHER EAST WEAK COLD ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER TROUGH COMBINED WITH TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS A SURFACE HIGH BUILDS OVER THE INTERIOR WILL LEAD TO WEAK OUTFLOW WINDS (FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR) ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST/PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)... A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES EAST. OTHERWISE DRY COOL CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE WEST COAST ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SNOW. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)... A FRONT HAS PUSHED INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BRINGING GUSTY GALE WINDS AND RAIN. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES SLOWLY INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND NORTHERN BERING TONIGHT. COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING MIXED SHOWERY PRECIPITATION BACK INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE PARENT LOW STEERS THE NEXT TWO LOW CENTERS TOWARD THE WESTERN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING UPPER RIDGE WILL DEVELOP BY WED OVER MAINLAND AK AND THE GULF...WITH A CUT-OFF LOW EMBEDDED IN A TROUGH OVER THE BERING. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO FRI WHEN A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE OCCURS. THE BERING CUT-OFF LOW CUTS THROUGH THE RIDGE...TRANSFORMING THE HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN INTO ONE WITH SHORTER WAVES MOVING PROGRESSIVELY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AS IS TYPICAL WITH WAVES MOVING THROUGH RELATIVELY ZONAL FLOW...TIMING IS THE MAIN ISSUE SAT THROUGH MON. THERE IS FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN DRY BENEATH THE RIDGE INTO THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH RAIN AND SNOW MAY AFFECT THE COAST BY SUN. THE FORECAST FOR THE BERING IS OF LOWER CONFIDENCE DUE TO TIMING UNCERTAINTY. IT UTILIZES A BLEND OF THE GFS...EC..AND WPC GUIDANCE...AND HAS THE SURFACE REFLECTION OF THE UPPER BERING LOW SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING WED THROUGH FRI. THIS LOW WILL BRING RAIN WITH GALES AND THEN SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS BEFORE IT CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND DISSIPATES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SAT. A NEW LOW FROM JAPAN WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND SUN AND WILL BRING MORE RAIN AND WIND TO THE CHAIN FOR THE WEEKEND. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 173 174 175 176 177 178 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH LONG TERM...DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:09 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 25, 3:32 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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