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Storm Warning 137, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 18, 2014, 3:28 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2014, 3:28 AM AKST (12:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2014, 3:48 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719 FZAK51 PAFC 181228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 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. PKZ197-190115- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUE MORNING MOVES TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 976 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING BY TUE NIGHT. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-190115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-190115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190115- RESURRECTION BAY- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-190115- PORT VALDEZ- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-190115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-190115- VALDEZ ARM- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190115- PASSAGE CANAL- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-190115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT BY MIDDAY. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-190115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-190115- CHINIAK BAY- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-190115- MARMOT BAY- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-190115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-190115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190115- KACHEMAK BAY- 328 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
784 FZAK51 PAFC 190048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 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. PKZ197-191400- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND DISSIPATES THROUGH THIS EVENING. A 957 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WED EVENING MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 955 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO S 25 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-191400- PORT VALDEZ- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191400- VALDEZ NARROWS- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-191400- VALDEZ ARM- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191400- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-191400- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-191400- CHINIAK BAY- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-191400- MARMOT BAY- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT EARLY EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-191400- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY- 348 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Nov 17, 4:33 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 4:33 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 433 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ANOMALOUSLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING PERSISTS FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA NORTH AND WEST ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER AREA...WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW (WITH ATTENDANT 971 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED 140 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR) PERSISTS ALONG AND NEAR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY IS MOVING NORTH INTO THE INTERIOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES ARE SITUATED WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC...MOVING NORTH AND WEST TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVING NORTH AND WEST INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN DRIFTING NORTH THROUGH MID-WEEK WITH ITS CIRCULATION BECOMING MORE BROAD AND DIFFUSE. THIS LOW WILL SERVE AS AN ANCHOR LOW OF SORTS FOR A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WITH DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA CURRENTLY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE NEXT MAJOR PLAYER FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN FROM 989 MB THIS EVENING TO 975 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND SHELIKOF STRAIT BEFORE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INLAND. AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WEAKENS TOMORROW...STRONG RIDGING MOVING NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF AND INLAND WILL PRODUCE RAPID PRESSURE RISES RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AND FROM THERE THROUGH TERRAIN GAPS INTO INLAND AREAS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... PERSISTENT WARM AND MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THE FIRST WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAS NOW PASSED INTO INTERIOR ALASKA. ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DISSIPATED...EVEN OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN HAS NOW PASSED. THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE NOW BECOMES THE NEXT LOW THAT IS ALREADY EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS NEXT LOW WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS IN A FEW KEY WAYS...NAMELY THAT A DEEPER DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN AN EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED DOWNSLOPE SHADOW TOMORROW ACROSS UPPER COOK INLET INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY...THE ENVIRONMENT WILL LIKELY AGAIN BE CONDUCIVE FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY MORNING...BUT SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP SHOULD FALL WELL WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THE IMPACTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SURFACE LOW WILL BE STRENGTHENING AS IT FOLLOWS A SIMILAR TRACK TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...AS WELL AS A STORM-FORCE BARRIER JET ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...A MODERATELY STRONG AREA OF PRESSURE RISES WILL QUICKLY MOVE IN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA...WHICH SHOULD ABRUPTLY SWITCH WINDS IN ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY RISING TO NEAR 40 OVERNIGHT. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...AS THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRENGTHENING LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TRACKS INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH MID WEEK. LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AS THE FRONT TRACKS INLAND THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE POSSIBILITY STILL EXISTS FOR SOME ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN TO POP UP ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL KEEP RAIN AS THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE...WHICH CAN FALL OVER AREAS WITH BELOW FREEZING GROUND TEMPERATURES. COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING BACK A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BY MID WEEK. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A LARGE GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA TODAY...KEEPING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ON THE BACK END OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...AND SPREAD WESTWARD THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE MAIN FEATURE AFFECTING THE PATTERN LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE A NORTH PACIFIC SHORTWAVE THAT RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AS IT ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND TRACKS TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THURSDAY. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN EASTWARD SHIFT OF THE TROUGH AXIS AS THE SHORTWAVE EVOLVES INTO A CLOSED LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY AND BECOMES THE DOMINANT FEATURE WITHIN THE BROADER BERING TROUGH BY THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL CAUSE THE THE PERSISTENT BLOCKING RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA TO BE DISPLACED TO THE EAST...USHERING IN ANOTHER PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ALONG THE GULF COAST AS VARIOUS DISTURBANCES ROTATE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. MEANWHILE...THE BERING WILL REMAIN IN A MORE SHOWERY REGIME BENEATH THE UPPER TROUGH WITH THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING AS A DEEP SURFACE LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE AKPEN LATE THIS WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 131. GALE WARNING 119 125 130 132 136 137 138 139 155 165 170 172 174 176 177 178 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AD SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...CB
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 17, 3:31 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:34 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 83 min | |
| Nov 17, 4:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 17, 8:53 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:11 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:22 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 20 hr |
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