Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 762, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 29, 2014, 3:52 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 29, 2014, 3:52 AM AKST (12:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2014, 3:32 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
657 FZAK51 PAFC 291252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 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. PKZ197-300200- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1017 MB LOW NEAR AFOGNAK ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM S OF ICY CAPE SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF AT 1008 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-300200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-300200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300200- RESURRECTION BAY- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-300200- PORT VALDEZ- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300200- VALDEZ ARM- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300200- PASSAGE CANAL- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-300200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-300200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-300200- CHINIAK BAY- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-300200- MARMOT BAY- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-300200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-300200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-300200- KACHEMAK BAY- 352 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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283 FZAK51 PAFC 291632 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 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. PKZ197-300430- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1017 MB LOW NEAR AFOGNAK ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM S OF ICY CAPE SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF AT 1008 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-300430- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-300430- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300430- RESURRECTION BAY- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300430- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-300430- PORT VALDEZ- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300430- VALDEZ NARROWS- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300430- VALDEZ ARM- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300430- PASSAGE CANAL- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300430- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-300430- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-300430- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-300430- CHINIAK BAY- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-300430- MARMOT BAY- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-300430- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-300430- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300430- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-300430- KACHEMAK BAY- 732 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
122 FZAK51 PAFC 300018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 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. PKZ197-301345- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1015 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-301345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-301345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301345- RESURRECTION BAY- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-301345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-301345- PORT VALDEZ- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-301345- VALDEZ ARM- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301345- PASSAGE CANAL- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-301345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-301345- CHINIAK BAY- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-301345- MARMOT BAY- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-301345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-301345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301345- KACHEMAK BAY- 318 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT EXCEPT NW WIND GUSTING TO 25 KT NEAR THE OUTER BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
212 FZAK51 PAFC 301232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 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. PKZ197-010200- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF EARLY MON EVENING AND THEN MOVES TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-010200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-010200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010200- RESURRECTION BAY- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-010200- PORT VALDEZ- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-010200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-010200- VALDEZ ARM- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010200- PASSAGE CANAL- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-010200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-010200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-010200- CHINIAK BAY- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-010200- MARMOT BAY- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-010200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-010200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010200- KACHEMAK BAY- 332 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 28, 4:34 PM AKST, 11 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 4:34 PM AKST, 11 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
434 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOOK AT THE MORNING WEATHER MAP SHOWS THE REMNANTS OF THE BERING
SEA LOW CONTINUING TO DRIFT NORTHWARD TOWARD FAR EASTERN RUSSIA.
WIDESPREAD INSTABILITY SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE
BERING SEA ARE GENERATING SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS A WIDE
SWATH OF THE REGION. THE MID LEVEL RIDGING THAT HAS HELPED
REINFORCE STRONG LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS AND GENERATED FOG/STRATUS
PROBLEMS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL HAS NOW SHIFTED EASTWARD TOWARD THE
ALCAN BORDER. AS A RESULT...DEEP SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
HAS MOVED IN TO ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA...WITH MOISTURE STREAMING
NORTHWARD ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT MADE LANDFALL OVER
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND YESTERDAY. A PRECIP SHIELD IS MOVING INTO
EASTERN BRISTOL BAY NOW AND WILL SOON BEGIN TO SPREAD UP COOK
INLET TOWARD ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...INCREASED
CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE HAS HELPED UPPER COOK INLET
BREAK OUT OF THE THICK LOW CLOUDINESS. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS LOW
CLOUDINESS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND LIKELY INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST
SEVERAL DAYS OF THE FORECAST. THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WILL GENERATE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW FOR MOST
PLACES...THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED BY THE FAST SPEED
WITH WHICH THE DYNAMIC LIFT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SOME UPSLOPE
ENHANCEMENT IS LIKELY ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY AS LOW-LEVEL WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ACROSS THE AREA...AND IS LIKELY ATTEMPTING
TO SIMULATE THE AFOREMENTIONED OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT. THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST WILL REPRESENT A MIDDLE-GROUND SOLUTION BETWEEN
THE NAM (MORE SNOW) AND GFS (LESS SNOW) SOLUTIONS...WITH A
SLIGHTLY HEAVIER WEIGHTING TOWARD THE NAM.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA BY SATURDAY WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW POSITIONED JUST
OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN KENAI. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TOWARDS EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY SATURDAY EVENING AS THE LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS TOWARDS WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE. THIS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL EXTENDING UP INTO THE MATSU VALLEY. THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW COMBINED WITH UPSLOPE TOPOGRAPHY WILL PRODUCE THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASING WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE THROUGH
WHITTIER...THE BARREN ISLANDS...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS THE
TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
REGION. BY SUNDAY MORNING...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS RESULTING
IN GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SURFACE RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BREAKS DOWN TODAY
AS A COMBINATION OF WEAK TROUGHING WORKS INLAND FROM THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND ANOTHER SURFACE LOW MOVES A FRONT UP FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS
IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM AND BRISTOL BAY. A WARMER
AIR MASS ALONG AND SOUTH OF KING SALMON WILL SUPPORT
PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS RAIN...WITH SNOW MIXED AT TIMES.
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH ON SATURDAY FROM WEST TO EAST AS
RIDGING BUILDS BACK INTO THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE BERING.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING PUSHES A SHORTWAVE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING TODAY. PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS ALONG THIS WAVE AS RAIN
WITH SNOW MIXED NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE NEXT
SIGNIFICANT FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY
MORNING BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY GALES WINDS. THE LOW CENTER
DRIVING THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE SATURDAY
PUSHING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH MUCH OF THE BERING BY
SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY)...THIS TIME FRAME WILL START FEATURING A STRENGTHENING LOW
IN THE BERING SEA AND A FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE RIDGE CENTERED OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL. THE BERING SEA LOW WILL BE CENTERED WAY OUT
WEST...CLOSER TO RUSSIA IN FACT...BUT ITS EFFECTS WILL BE FELT
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. FIRST...IT WILL DRIVE A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF
SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE TOWARDS THE WEST COAST TO START THE WEEK.
THIS MOISTURE WILL COINCIDE WITH A WARM FRONT THAT WILL BRING
850MB TEMPERATURES UP ABOUT 10C FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS
COULD ALSO SPELL A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN FOR PLACES FROM
KING SALMON TO BETHEL...POSSIBLY EVEN SOME FREEZING RAIN.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL...EXPECT SOME PATCHY FOG TO KICK OFF THE WEEK
AS THE SHORTWAVE RIDGE DRIFTS OFF TO THE EAST. THEN A SLOW PATTERN
CHANGE WILL ENSUE. THE WARM FRONT FROM THE WEST COAST WILL FALL
APART SOMEWHAT AS IT MOVES INLAND...BUT IT STILL DOES PUSH PLENTY
OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. SEVERAL WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES MOVING
FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS MOISTURE AND
SHOULD BRING SOME PRECIPITATION FROM KODIAK UP THE COOK INLET. AT
THIS POINT...IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE COLD ENOUGH
TO KEEP MOST OF THIS SNOW. BUT AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS
THROUGH THE WEEK...WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE CHANCE FOR SOME
MIXED PRECIPITATION.
MODELS HAVE TRENDED SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE PARENT LOW CENTER
OUT WEST. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO SOME RATHER IMPRESSIVE PHASING
THAT SHOULD OCCUR WITH COLD AIR DIGGING INTO THE BACKSIDE OF THE
TROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THUS...WE HAVE INCREASED THE WINDS OVER SOME
OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND NOW HAVE A SIZABLE SWATH OF STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER THE MARINE ZONES. THAT SAID...WITH A SLIGHTLY
STRONGER/DEEPER SYSTEM...WE HAVE ALSO PUSHED ITS POSITION SLIGHTLY
FURTHER TOWARDS THE COLDEST AIR (WEST). THE NET DOWNSTREAM-EFFECT
OF THIS IS THAT THE WARM FRONT COULD BE A LITTLE SLOWER TO REACH
THE MAINLAND AND PRECIPITATION MIGHT NOT PENETRATE QUITE AS FAR
INLAND.
MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN MIDDLE-
END OF THE WEEK...SO CONFIDENCE IS THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST
REMAINS FAIRLY LOW. THERE IS SOME BETTER AGREEMENT THOUGH THAT THE
LOW PRESSURE FROM THE BERING WILL MOVE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
INTO THE GULF OF AK. THIS SHOULD KEEP OUR PRECIPITATION CHANCES
HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 131 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 185 411
412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML
LONG TERM...MOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 3:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:39 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 28, 3:39 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 29, 3:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 29, 3:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:52 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:04 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.