Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 818, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 28, 2015, 3:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 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 28, 2015, 3:06 PM AKST (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2015, 3:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
878 FZAK51 PAFC 290006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 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. PKZ197-291245- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST END OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ119-291245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-291245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-291245- RESURRECTION BAY- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-291245- PORT VALDEZ- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-291245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-291245- VALDEZ ARM- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291245- PASSAGE CANAL- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-291245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-291245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-291245- CHINIAK BAY- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-291245- MARMOT BAY- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-291245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT SOUTHERN ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-291245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-291245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-291245- KACHEMAK BAY- 306 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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077 FZAK51 PAFC 291225 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 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. PKZ197-300115- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING...REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON EVENING...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS. $$ PKZ119-300115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-300115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-300115- RESURRECTION BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-300115- PORT VALDEZ- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300115- VALDEZ ARM- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300115- PASSAGE CANAL- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-300115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-300115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-300115- CHINIAK BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-300115- MARMOT BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-300115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-300115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300115- KACHEMAK BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
912 FZAK51 PAFC 292357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 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. PKZ197-301230- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING...REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON EVENING...THEN REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-301230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-301230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301230- RESURRECTION BAY- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-301230- PORT VALDEZ- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-301230- VALDEZ ARM- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301230- PASSAGE CANAL- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-301230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-301230- CHINIAK BAY- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-301230- MARMOT BAY- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-301230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301230- KACHEMAK BAY- 257 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
902 FZAK51 PAFC 300642 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 UPDATED 121 125 126 129 141 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. PKZ197-301245- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING...REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON EVENING...THEN REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-301245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-301245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301245- RESURRECTION BAY- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-301245- PORT VALDEZ- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-301245- VALDEZ ARM- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301245- PASSAGE CANAL- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-301245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-301245- CHINIAK BAY- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-301245- MARMOT BAY- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-301245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301245- KACHEMAK BAY- 942 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 5:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 5:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH THAT HAS PERSISTED OVER THE EASTERN BERING OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE THIS MORNING. COLD AIR FROM THE BERING SEA CAN BE SEEN STRETCHING ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS LOW INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC...AND IS EVEN BEGINNING TO FIRE SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AS WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION WITHIN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS WITH THIS LOW...YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND BRINGING EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND RAIN TO MOST AREAS AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL...THOUGH MANY AREAS HAVE COOLED OFF SINCE YESTERDAY WITH DIMINISHING WARM AIR ADVECTION AND SOUTHERLY FLOW. OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING SEA WIDESPREAD COLD AIR ADVECTION REMAINS WITH PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THIS IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH HOWEVER OVER THE WESTERN BERING AS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS OFF TO THE EAST TODAY...AND BRING AN END TO MUCH OF THE COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER THE BERING BY THIS EVENING. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE IN PERSISTENT AND SLOWLY PROGRESSING PATTERNS LIKE THE ONE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN...SYNOPTIC MODEL AGREEMENT REMAINS VERY GOOD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT THE HIGHER RESOLUTION MODELS SUCH AS THE NAM AND GEM REGIONAL WERE PREFERRED FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE THIS MORNING TO BETTER HANDLE GAP WINDS AND PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH MAINLAND. OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THERE ARE SOME RELATIVELY SMALL DIFFERENCES WITH THE INTENSITY OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE AREA FOR THIS WEEKEND...BUT WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE IN THAT AREA THE DEEPER GFS/EC SOLUTIONS WERE USED TO BRING A SMALL INCREASE TO THE WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE REMAINS VERY GOOD CONFIDENCE THAT THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST WITH A RIDGE WELL TO THE EAST. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IN SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL...BUT THEY WILL SLOWLY DROP AS 500 MB HEIGHTS LOWER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE ALONG THE COAST WITH THE MOIST UP-SLOPE FLOW. INLAND AREAS WILL GENERALLY HAVE ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE A LITTLE ENHANCED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL ALSO HELP PRODUCE SOME RIDGING OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MAINLAND WHICH WILL END PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR INLAND AREAS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE SOUTHWEST REGION WILL HAVE SEVERAL WAVES TRACK OVERHEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM POSITIONED JUST NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. BY SUNDAY A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SEA WILL HAVE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WHILE BEING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED JUST NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TODAY. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE A STORM FORCE LOW TRACKING SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN RESULTING IN GUSTY GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS. BY SUNDAY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED NEAR ADAK WITH THE WEATHER FRONT LOCATED IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING/CHAIN AREA. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... BEGINNING THE EXTENDED PERIOD ON MONDAY MORNING...A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING SEA WILL BE MAKING SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS...WITH A DEPARTING AND WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH OVER EASTERN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED BERING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN MERGE WITH A PREEXISTING CUTOFF LOW NEAR HAIDA GWAII. THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE IS IT TRACKS INTO THE GULF...BUT THEN WEAKEN AS IT MERGES WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED HAIDA GWAII LOW AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS RATHER COMMON SEMIPERMANENT BERING LOW REGIME WILL FAVOR SHOWERY WEATHER ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE GULF...WITH THE BULK OF COLD AIR REMAINING OVER THE BERING SEA...WHICH IN ITSELF TENDS TO ENHANCE THE NORTH PACIFIC POLAR JET STREAM. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WEAKER LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE TROUGH INTO THE GULF...WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW FAVORING A RATHER DRAMATIC DOWNSLOPE PRECIPITATION PATTERN ACROSS INLAND LOCALES. THE FIRST LARGE BERING LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN BY LATE WEEK...ONLY TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY ANOTHER LARGE BERING LOW AS THE NORTH PACIFIC JET STREAM MAKES SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...AND AS THE STOUT NORTHEAST PACIFIC RIDGE (THE CURRENT SOURCE FOR THE VERY WARM PATTERN IN PLACE NOW) DEAMPLIFIES AND WEAKENS. WHAT THIS MEANS...IMPACT WISE...IS THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR OUTBREAKS OR SIGNIFICANT INLAND STORMS...BUT IT WILL RESULT IN A MODERATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS EXTREMELY HIGH WITH THE GENERAL PATTERN AND INLAND IMPACTS...AND MODERATELY HIGH REGARDING WEAK LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE LARGER TROUGH AS THEY TREK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THESE DIFFERENCES...HOWEVER...ARE NOT ALL THAT SIGNIFICANT UNTIL LATE WEEK. .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 175 176 177 178 && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DEK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PLD LONG TERM...JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:06 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 28, 10:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 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.