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Storm Warning 130, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 7, 2015, 6:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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 7, 2015, 6:55 PM AKST (03:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2015, 3:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
095 FZAK52 PAFC 080355 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 UPDATED ZONE 171 172 173 174 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081615- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 624 NM WEST OF GAMBELL STRENGTHENS TO 976 MB AND MOVES TO 265 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SAT EVENING. SUNDAY MORNING THE LOW STRENGTHENS TO 955 MB AND MOVES TO 133 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL...THEN MOVES TO 146 NM EAST OF GAMBELL MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081615- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-081615- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-081615- BRISTOL BAY- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-081615- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-081615- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-081615- UNALASKA BAY- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-081615- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-081615- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-081615- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-081615- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-081615- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-081615- ADAK TO KISKA- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-081615- KISKA TO ATTU- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-081615- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-081615- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-081615- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-081615- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 655 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
023 FZAK52 PAFC 081220 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090100- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL MOVES TO NEAR SAVOONGA AT 960 MB LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 25 NM EAST OF NOME AT 974 MB LATE MON NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-090100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-090100- BRISTOL BAY- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-090100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-090100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-090100- UNALASKA BAY- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-090100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-090100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-090100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-090100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-090100- ADAK TO KISKA- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BERING SIDE. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-090100- KISKA TO ATTU- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BERING SIDE. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-090100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-090100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ181-090100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-090100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 320 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Nov 7, 5:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 5:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015
CORRECTED TYPO
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE GREATLAND...WITH AN
IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL JET THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE BERING WITH
WINDS OF GREATER THAN 160 KTS. THIS JET IS HELPING TO DRIVE THE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW THAT IS JUST TO THE EAST OF
KAMCHATKA. IN ADDITION...STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE
OF THIS LOW IS INCREASING THE BAROCLINICITY OF THIS SYSTEM. WHILE
CURRENTLY THE LOW IS ONLY AT 993 MB...IT IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN
RAPIDLY AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. MEANWHILE...IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS
SUPPORTING LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WITH LITTLE
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS
EVENING.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GREAT SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT...BUT DISAGREE AT A
MORE MESOSCALE LEVEL ON GAP WIND DEVELOPMENT AS THE FRONT
PROGRESSES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE GREATEST DISCREPANCY APPEARS
TO BE HOW INTENSE THE DOWNSLOPING WILL BE AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES
EASTWARD...WHICH COULD LIMIT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE CURRENTLY THERE IS SOME MINOR DISAGREEMENT
BETWEEN MODELS...GENERALLY DOWNSLOPING IS EXPECTED TO BE AT A
MINIMUM AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WILL RAPIDLY GIVE WAY
TO A POTENT FRONT THAT WILL QUICKLY ENTER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AS IT RAPIDLY MOVES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY BY MID-DAY SUNDAY. BY LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON/EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...THE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
GREATER ANCHORAGE AREA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE QUICKLY
MOVING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS FRONT IS FAIRLY VIGOROUS WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
INCREASE OVER TURNAGAIN ARM TOMORROW AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...AND
DIMINISH AS RAPIDLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE WITH THIS
SYSTEM DUE TO THE FAST MOVING NATURE OF THE FRONT. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER MOST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
WITH ALL SNOW FROM THE ANCHORAGE BOWL NORTHWARD. PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND SHOULD REMAIN ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
RAIN AT THE SURFACE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN HARD
TO NAIL DOWN DUE TO THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER...DUE
TO THE STRONG NATURE OF THE FRONT...SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE HEAVY AT TIMES TOMORROW EVENING. THEREFORE SEVERAL WINTER
WEATHER PRODUCTS WERE ISSUED WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE...WITH A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND
MATANUSKA VALLEY.
WITH THE PASSING OF THE FRONT...THE REGION WILL STAY IN A SHOWERY
PATTERN ON MONDAY WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...SUN AND
MON)...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12
HOURS. IT WILL UNFOLD IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
IS A DEVELOPING FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL MERGE
WITH A LOW THAT WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. THE
LOW WILL PUSH THE FRONT AND ALL THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT
INLAND LATER TONIGHT AND INTO SUN. IT WILL ALSO BRING A SLUG OF
WARM AIR INTO THE MAINLAND AS IT MOVES ONSHORE. SO WHILE A FEW OF
THE MORE INLAND VALLEYS COULD HOLD ON TO SNOW FOR THE START OF THE
EVENT...EVERYONE SHOULD TURN OVER TO RAIN BY SUN AFTERNOON. AS THE
COLD AIR PUSHES IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...RAIN WILL TURN
BACK OVER TO SNOW AND SOME VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX DOWN.
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE WORSE ALONG THE YK-DELTA COAST STARTING LATE
SUN EVENING OVERNIGHT INTO MON MORNING. RIGHT NOW WE ARE EXPECTING
CONDITIONS TO BE JUST WARM ENOUGH THAT WE SHOULD STAY JUST ABOVE
BLOWING SNOW CRITERIA. BUT IF SOME COLDER AIR WERE TO MAKE IT A
BIT EARLIER AND SNOW TO FALL A BIT HEAVIER...AN ADVISORY MIGHT BE
NEEDED.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2...SUN AND
MON)...THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT IS BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST
GUSTS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT SHOULD PEAK OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE SOME OF ITS ENERGY IS ABSORBED INTO THE
DEEPENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. THAT SAID...THOSE GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL WORK TO THE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
TOWARD DUTCH HARBOR. AFTER THAT...ALL EYES TURN TO THE LOW NEAR ST
LAWRENCE. MODELS NOW SHOW THIS SYSTEM RAPIDLY DEEPENING INTO THE
LOW 950MB-RANGE. ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THIS LOW...IT WILL HAVE
AMPLE COLD AIR TO PULL INTO THE BERING FROM RUSSIA. THIS SHOULD
CREATE WIDESPREAD STORM-FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING. IT
WILL ALSO OPEN THE DOOR FOR SNOW TO START TO MIX IN ACROSS JUST
ABOUT ALL OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS BANDED PRECIPITATION SETS UP
UNDER LONG-FETCH WESTERLY FLOW THROUGH MON.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
EARLY NEXT WEEK THE UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL WEAKEN BUT
REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY WHICH WILL KEEP COLD WESTERLY FLOW
OVER THE BERING AND SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH MID WEEK. SEVERAL
SHORTWAVES WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS. TUESDAY MORNING A LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL PHASE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY MAX MOVING IN
FROM RUSSIA. THIS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THE LOW AS IT TRACKS
EAST NEAR THE ALEUTIANS. THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT AMONGST THE
GUIDANCE WITH THIS SYSTEM GIVING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONG WINDS
FOR THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS IT TRACKS EAST AND MAKES
IT INTO THE GULF THURSDAY.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC....WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 145.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 101 111.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY 155.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 174 176 179 181 185.
GALE WARNING 119 120 125 131 132 138 150 155 160 165 170
172 173 175 177 178 180.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EN
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO
LONG TERM...DKIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 7, 5:38 PM AKST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
538 PM AKST SAT NOV 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ADAK STATION 51.84N 176.64W
11/07/2015 M84 MPH AK AWOS
AWOS RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 84 MPH.
&&
SBAINESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 min | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 7, 6:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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