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Gale Warning 792, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 20, 2015, 3:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 20, 2015, 3:23 PM AKST (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2015, 3:52 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
602 FZAK51 PAFC 210023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 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. PKZ197-211300- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF KING SALMON WILL MOVE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST. A 1008 MB LOW WILL FORM IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY SUN AFTERNOON AS IT DISSIPATES TO A TROUGH. $$ PKZ119-211300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ120-211300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-211300- RESURRECTION BAY- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-211300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-211300- PORT VALDEZ- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-211300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-211300- VALDEZ ARM- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211300- PASSAGE CANAL- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-211300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-211300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-211300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ136-211300- CHINIAK BAY- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-211300- MARMOT BAY- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-211300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211300- KACHEMAK BAY- 323 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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412 FZAK51 PAFC 211246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 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. PKZ197-220215- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING. A 1017 MB LOW IN THE SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1022 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT DISSIPATES TO A TROUGH. $$ PKZ119-220215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ120-220215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-220215- RESURRECTION BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING W 30 KT BEFORE NOON...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-220215- PORT VALDEZ- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-220215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-220215- VALDEZ ARM- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220215- PASSAGE CANAL- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-220215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-220215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-220215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ136-220215- CHINIAK BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-220215- MARMOT BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-220215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220215- KACHEMAK BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
075 FZAK51 PAFC 211603 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 UPDATED ZONES 125 127 128 129 137 138 139 140 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. PKZ197-220430- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING. A 1017 MB LOW IN THE SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1022 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT DISSIPATES TO A TROUGH. $$ PKZ119-220430- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ120-220430- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-220430- RESURRECTION BAY- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220430- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-220430- PORT VALDEZ- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-220430- VALDEZ NARROWS- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-220430- VALDEZ ARM- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220430- PASSAGE CANAL- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-220430- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-220430- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-220430- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ136-220430- CHINIAK BAY- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-220430- MARMOT BAY- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220430- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-220430- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220430- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220430- KACHEMAK BAY- 703 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
985 FZAK51 PAFC 212359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 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. PKZ197-221300- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1017 MB LOW WILL FORM OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING AND TRACK TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN EVENING...BEFORE EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST GULF MON MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ119-221300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ120-221300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-221300- RESURRECTION BAY- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-221300- PORT VALDEZ- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-221300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-221300- VALDEZ ARM- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221300- PASSAGE CANAL- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-221300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-221300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ132-221300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ136-221300- CHINIAK BAY- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-221300- MARMOT BAY- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-221300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-221300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221300- KACHEMAK BAY- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
218 FZAK51 PAFC 221252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 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. PKZ197-230200- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1019 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING AND TRACK TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1025 MB SUN NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTHEAST GULF MON EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON. $$ PKZ119-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-230200- PORT VALDEZ- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-230200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-230200- VALDEZ ARM- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-230200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-230200- CHINIAK BAY- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-230200- MARMOT BAY- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-230200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY- 352 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE OUTER BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 20, 5:24 AM AKST, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 5:24 AM AKST, 9 hours 59 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
524 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN LOW FOR THE AREA SITS NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA WHERE IT
IS SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE MAIN FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW HAS
PUSHED THROUGH MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL AND IS NOW BRINGING WARM
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. THE STRONG JET SUPPORT WITH THIS FLOW IS
ALLOWING AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TO SEE RAIN WITH SOME
LOCATIONS FURTHER INLAND ALSO SEEING RAIN MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW.
OUT WEST A SHORTWAVE IS QUICKLY MOVING EAST WITH ITS SURFACE
REFLECTION BRINGING UP MORE WARM AIR TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THE MID TERM PROVIDING HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN THE MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY OF THE MAJOR FEATURES AND
THEIR IMPACTS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
UNSTABLE AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT WHICH MOVED ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. SHOWERS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN FOR THE MOST PART SHOULD BE SNOW.
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BE MIXED AT TIMES ELSEWHERE TODAY WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF WARMER AIR IN PLACE. A LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE AK
PEN UNDER A STRONG WESTERLY JET RACES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT/SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND ENDS UP OVER THE YUKON
TERRITORY SAT MORNING. A COMBINATION OF UPPER TROUGH DYNAMICS AND
LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS COOK
INLET/MATSU VALLEYS WITH AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING
OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. TEMPS WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO COOL
WITH LOW TRACK SO EXPECT MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES TONIGHT ALONG
THE NORTH GULF. PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD
BECOME MORE SHOWERY (SNOW) SAT AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SWEEP IN
FROM THE WEST.
PRESSURE RISES WITH COLD ADVECTION OF THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW
MOVING EAST ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT WILL KICK OFF STRONG WESTERLY
GAP FLOWS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PEN/WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. ALSO...GALES TO STORM FORCE WESTERLY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND SAT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FAST MOVING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS IT RACES
EASTWARD INTO THE GULF. TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 30S WILL
INITIALLY SUPPORT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND THUS SERVE TO LIMIT
ANY ACCUMULATIONS...HOWEVER APPROXIMATELY 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS COLD ADVECTION
QUICKLY SETS IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
USHER IN A PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS IN WESTERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
ANOTHER LOW AND ASSOCIATED UPPER WAVE APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
FROM THE CENTRAL BERING AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STEADIER SNOW
BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE INITIAL FOCUS FOR TODAY WILL BE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY PASSES
JUST TO THE SOUTH. PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY RAIN
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE COLD ADVECTION BEGINS TO CHANGE
THINGS OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING...HOWEVER THE STEADIER
PRECIPITATION SHOULD QUICKLY PULL OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND KEEP
ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS VERY MINOR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING IN BRISK WESTERLY FLOW
AS THE UPPER DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED WEAK SURFACE LOW TRACK
JUST NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. ANOTHER POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY
EVENING AS A STORM FORCE FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING
ACCOMPANIED BY POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN ACTIVE ZONAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS YET ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND...BRINGING AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF SNOWFALL TO MOST AREAS
BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE
SOUTHWEST COAST ON SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MOVING EASTWARD INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL AS IT WEAKENS BY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE IS GOOD
CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL BE A FAST MOVING AND WEAKENING
FEATURE...SO AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL WOULD NOT SEE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL. HOWEVER WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AND LITTLE RISK
OF DOWNSLOPING MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE AT LEAST MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
BY MONDAY MORNING.
THE MAIN STORY IN THE MID TO LONG TERM IS THE LARGE LOW ENTERING
THE FORECAST AREA NEAR SHEMYA ON SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS HAVE BEEN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON THE GENERAL STRENGTH AND
TRACK OF THIS LOW. FOR THIS FORECAST...AT DAY 3 A BLEND OF THE GFS
AND EC WAS USED BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THE WPC FORECAST AT DAY 4.
WINDS ALONG THE FRONT ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STORM FORCE AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES INTO THE 965-970 MB RANGE
BEFORE MOVING TO THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA NEAR ST MATTHEW
ISLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY
EASTWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA...PASSING THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS
AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE REACHING THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON MONDAY MORNING. AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY...THIS
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A DEEP SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO
IT...WHICH WILL POTENTIALLY BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE
FRONT AS IT MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL BY
TUESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING SNOW INLAND WITH RAIN IN COASTAL AREAS.
WITH MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT...THE FORECAST TRENDED TO MOSTLY WPC
FOR THE DAY 4-6 WITH SOME BLENDING OF THE GFS ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE BERING.
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY THE FORECAST BECOMES LESS CERTAIN. GLOBAL
MODELS ARE IN GROSS AGREEMENT IN MAINTAINING THE RIDGE OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BRINGING A LOW UP
FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD...THE REMNANTS
OF EX-TYPHOON IN-FA ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING
SEA AND ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. MODELS ARE IN COMPLETE
DISAGREEMENT ON THE TIMING...STRENGTH...AND LOCATION OF THE
REMAINS ON IN-FA. WITH THIS IN MIND...THE FORECAST FOR DAYS 6-7
USED THE WPC FORECAST WHICH SHOWS SOME SORT OF CYCLONE OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LOW MOVING ALONG THE
WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE. CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME IS LOW IN THE
DAY 6-7 FORECAST DUE TO THE WIDE MODEL SPREAD IN THE HANDLING OF
IN-FA.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 119 130 131
GALE 130 136 137 138 139 141 150 155 160 165 172
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 131 139 140 180 181 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB
LONG TERM...DEK/RFIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 20, 9:31 AM AKST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
931 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM NON-TSTM WND GST W MCHUGH CREEK RECREATI 61.02N 149.74W
11/19/2015 M78.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND GUST OF 78 MPH WITH A SUSTAINED WIND OF 61 MPH
0708 PM NON-TSTM WND GST W GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.69W
11/19/2015 M88.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND GUST OF 88 MPH WITH A SUSTAINED WIND OF 42 MPH
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
11/20/2015 M17.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STORM TOTAL OF 17 INCHES, 12 INCHES IN 12 HOURS. REPORT
FROM ALASKA DOT
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 34 NNE CHASE 62.88N 149.58W
11/20/2015 E18.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
RANGED FROM 6-18 INCHES ALONG PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MILEPOST
99-163
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 N WILLOW 61.76N 150.06W
11/20/2015 E10.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 SW TRAPPER CREEK 62.17N 150.57W
11/20/2015 M10.3 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 13 NW TRAPPER CREEK 62.39N 150.66W
11/20/2015 E12.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 20, 9:41 AM AKST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
941 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 21 ESE PUNTILLA 61.96N 152.17W
11/20/2015 M8.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
TOTAL STARTING FROM YESTERDAY
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 NNW MOUNT SUSITNA 61.55N 150.78W
11/20/2015 M12.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
STARTED 9AM YESTERDAY AND ENDED AROUND 11PM LAST NIGHT
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW TALKEETNA 62.34N 150.09W
11/20/2015 M16.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
16 INCHES TOTAL...14 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 20, 10:25 AM AKST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1025 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0858 AM HEAVY SNOW VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
11/20/2015 M15.7 INCH AK PUBLIC
15.7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...SNOW DEPTH OF 22 INCHES
1004 AM SNOW 2 ENE GLENNALLEN 62.10N 145.54W
11/20/2015 M1.0 INCH AK BROADCAST MEDIA
1004 AM SNOW N EUREKA 61.93N 147.17W
11/20/2015 E6.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM HEAVY SNOW TALKEETNA 62.34N 150.09W
11/20/2015 M16.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
16 INCHES TOTAL...11 INCHES SINCE 6PM LAST NIGHT
1004 AM SNOW KENNY LAKE 61.72N 144.95W
11/20/2015 E3.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM SNOW 11 E MATANUSKA GLACIER 61.81N 147.49W
11/20/2015 M4.8 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM SNOW 3 W TOLSONA CREEK STATE 62.10N 146.07W
11/20/2015 M2.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
1004 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 S TALKEETNA 62.24N 150.09W
11/20/2015 M14.5 INCH AK COCORAHS
AS OF 7AM
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 20, 10:44 AM AKST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1044 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 NW MOOSE CREEK STATE 61.76N 149.30W
11/20/2015 E10.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
AS OF 10PM LAST NIGHT
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 20, 12:17 PM AKST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1217 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM NON-TSTM WND GST W MCHUGH CREEK RECREATI 61.02N 149.74W
11/19/2015 M78.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND GUST OF 78 MPH WITH A SUSTAINED WIND OF 61 MPH
0708 PM NON-TSTM WND GST W GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.69W
11/19/2015 M88.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND GUST OF 88 MPH WITH A SUSTAINED WIND OF 42 MPH
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
11/20/2015 M17.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STORM TOTAL OF 17 INCHES, 12 INCHES IN 12 HOURS. REPORT
FROM ALASKA DOT
0858 AM HEAVY SNOW VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
11/20/2015 M15.7 INCH AK PUBLIC
15.7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...SNOW DEPTH OF 22 INCHES
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 13 NW TRAPPER CREEK 62.39N 150.66W
11/20/2015 E12.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 SW TRAPPER CREEK 62.17N 150.57W
11/20/2015 M10.3 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 N WILLOW 61.76N 150.06W
11/20/2015 E10.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 34 NNE CHASE 62.88N 149.58W
11/20/2015 E18.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
RANGED FROM 6-18 INCHES ALONG PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MILEPOST
99-163
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW TALKEETNA 62.34N 150.09W
11/20/2015 M16.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
16 INCHES TOTAL...14 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 NNW MOUNT SUSITNA 61.55N 150.78W
11/20/2015 M12.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
STARTED 9AM YESTERDAY AND ENDED AROUND 11PM LAST NIGHT
0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 21 ESE PUNTILLA 61.96N 152.17W
11/20/2015 M8.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
TOTAL STARTING FROM YESTERDAY
1004 AM SNOW EUREKA 61.93N 147.17W
11/20/2015 E6.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 S TALKEETNA 62.24N 150.09W
11/20/2015 M14.5 INCH AK COCORAHS
AS OF 7AM
1004 AM SNOW 3 W TOLSONA CREEK STATE 62.10N 146.07W
11/20/2015 M2.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
1004 AM SNOW 11 E MATANUSKA GLACIER 61.81N 147.49W
11/20/2015 M4.8 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM SNOW KENNY LAKE 61.72N 144.95W
11/20/2015 E3.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM SNOW 2 ENE GLENNALLEN 62.10N 145.54W
11/20/2015 M1.0 INCH AK BROADCAST MEDIA
1004 AM HEAVY SNOW TALKEETNA 62.34N 150.09W
11/20/2015 M16.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
16 INCHES TOTAL...11 INCHES SINCE 6PM LAST NIGHT
1044 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 NW MOOSE CREEK STATE 61.76N 149.30W
11/20/2015 E10.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
AS OF 10PM LAST NIGHT
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LINGRAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:46 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 21, 3:46 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:03 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:03 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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