Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 156, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 24, 2015, 3:05 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 24, 2015, 3:05 PM AKST (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 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.
798 FZAK52 PAFC 250005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 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. PKZ199-251300- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DIOMEDE WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TUE NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WED MORNING MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY THU MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-251300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-251300- BRISTOL BAY- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-251300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-251300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251300- UNALASKA BAY- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-251300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-251300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-251300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-251300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT EARLY BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-251300- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-251300- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 50 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-251300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-251300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-251300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-251300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
440 FZAK52 PAFC 251247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ199-260145- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY THU MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 967 MB THU MORNING... THEN MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 973 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-260145- BRISTOL BAY- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-260145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-260145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260145- UNALASKA BAY- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-260145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-260145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-260145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-260145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-260145- ADAK TO KISKA- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-260145- KISKA TO ATTU- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-260145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-260145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-260145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
736 FZAK52 PAFC 260020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ199-261245- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY THU MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 967 MB THU MORNING... THEN MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 973 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-261245- BRISTOL BAY- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-261245- UNALASKA BAY- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-261245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-261245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-261245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-261245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-261245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-261245- ADAK TO KISKA- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-261245- KISKA TO ATTU- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-261245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-261245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-261245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-261245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 24, 5:56 AM AKST, 9 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 5:56 AM AKST, 9 hours 9 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
556 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT
SLOWLY TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE REMNANTS OF ITS FRONT STILL
REMAIN STRETCHED DOWN THE ALASKA RANGE AND OVER THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE BEING PREVENTED FROM MOVING DUE TO THE RIDGING OVER THE
GULF THAT EXTENDS NORTH TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS
DOMINANT HIGH IS ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUOUS WARM STREAM OF MOISTURE
TO BE PULLED UP FROM THE SOUTH. MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL PRECIPITATION
WAS SNOW BUT HAS SINCE TRANSITIONED OVER TO RAIN IN MANY
LOCATIONS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT EARLY ON BUT THINGS
DIVERGE HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THE GFS HAS THE FASTEST SOLUTION FOR THIS LOW WITH THE
NAM CLOSE BEHIND. THE EC IS SLOWER STILL WITH THE GEM WAY BACK.
THE NAM HAS SHOWN BETTER CONSISTENCY WITH THIS FEATURE AND SEEMS
TO ALSO BE HANDLING THE LOW LEVEL JET BETTER WHICH WOULD GIVE
CREDENCE TO THE FASTER SOLUTION. THIS GIVES HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN
THE NAM SOLUTION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN IMPRESSIVE FRONT CONTINUES TO FUNNEL COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
MOISTURE NORTHWARD TOWARDS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING...AND ALSO
MUCH WARMER AIR. THIS MORNING...THE FRONT HAS BEEN BRINGING A WIDE
MIX OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL FROM HEAVY SNOW TO
FREEZING RAIN. COOL NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY FLOW HAS KEPT
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF MATANUSKA VALLEY
OVERNIGHT. WARMER AIR ALOFT HAS RESULTED IN RAIN FALLING ONTO THE
MUCH COOLER GROUND...RESULTING IN FREEZING RAIN THAT BEGAN EARLY
THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND NOON WHEN
EVEN IN CHICKALOON SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING.
IN CONTRAST...LOCAL DOWNSLOPING OVER ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT HAS
ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO STAY WARM ENOUGH AT THE SURFACE THAT
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN ISOLATED AREAS.
THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT TERM REMAINS THE TIMING OF THE
TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS WARM AIR
CONTINUES TO FUNNEL NORTHWARD TODAY. CURRENTLY IT IS MOST LIKELY
THAT SNOW WILL TURN INTO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND
RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY BY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY.
IN ADDITION...THERE IS SOME CONCERN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ISOLATED FREEZING RAIN NEAR WILLOW IN THE MORNING BEFORE A
COMPLETE TRANSITION TO RAIN.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL KEEP THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION
FOCUSED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE
ENHANCED BY A POTENT NORTH PACIFIC WAVE RIDING ALONG THE FRONT
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS ALONG THE FRONT.
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE LOWER ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY
ZONE WHERE WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION AS MORE OF
A RAIN/SNOW MIX. ELSEWHERE...PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW WILL KEEP A SHOWERY REGIME OVER THE BERING
THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW MOVING TOWARDS
THE BERING STRAIT. ATTENTION THEN QUICKLY TURNS TO THE NEXT LOW
APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STORM FORCE
WINDS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS IT SKIRTS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE CHAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
WILL START AS SNOW BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO RAIN AS WARM
AIR SURGES NORTHWARD BEHIND THE FRONT.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
BY WED EVENING A LOW MOVING INTO THE AKPEN WILL BE DIRECTING A
SURGE OF WARM AIR INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST...WHILE THE
EXTRATROPICAL REMNANT OF IN-FA WILL BE NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
ON ITS EASTWARD TRANSIT. MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT
BRINGING THE INITIAL LOW INTO SW AK WHERE IT DECAYS ON THU...AND
THE FORMER IN-FA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON FRI. AT THIS POINT
MODEL AGREEMENT DIVERGES WITH IN-FA MOVING INTO THE EASTERN
BERING....AND THE BERING THEN BECOMING POPULATED BY SURFACE WAVES
BENEATH AN AMORPHOUS UPPER LOW. WPC ONCE AGAIN APPLIES ITS
ENSEMBLE APPROACH AND BRINGS IN-FA TO THE WEST COAST OF AK WHERE
IT DISSIPATES LATE ON SAT...AND A SECOND LOW TRANSITS THE ENTIRE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN SAT THROUGH MON BEFORE REACHING BRISTOL BAY ON TUE.
THE FORECAST UTILIZES THIS SOLUTION WITH DECREASING CONFIDENCE
OVER TIME AS THE ENSEMBLE SOLUTION BECOMES DOMINANT.
IN THE EAST...WARM ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST...CROSSING THE KENAI AND REACHING AT
LEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. COOLER TEMPERATURES NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TALKEETNA MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP
PRECIPITATION ALL SNOW IN THAT AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW.
IN THE WEST...RAIN WITH GALES AND STORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW
FORMERLY KNOWN AS IN-FA AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING.
LOCATIONS ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE WINDY CONDITIONS...BUT THERE WILL BE A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW THU AND FRI. AS THE SECOND LOW BEGINS ITS TRANSIT...WIND AND
RAIN WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE CHAIN SAT THROUGH TUE...WITH RAIN
MIXING WITH SNOW ON THE WESTERN FLANK AS IT CROSSES THE ISLANDS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WSW HEAVY SNOW 145. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 111. COASTAL
FLOOD/HIGH SURF ADVISORY 155 AND 161.
MARINE...STORMS 175 176 177 178
GALES 119 121 125 131 132 139 150 155 173 174 180
181 351 352 411 413 414.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB
LONG TERM...DSIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 24, 10:22 AM AKST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1022 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 AM SNOW CANTWELL 63.37N 148.92W
11/24/2015 M15.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SNOW ONGOING. OVERNIGHT TOTAL SNOW. ESTIMATED 30 INCHES
ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY SOUTH OF CANTWELL.
1010 AM SNOW 36 NNE CHASE 62.93N 149.66W
11/24/2015 M13.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 4
INCHES OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT. CURRENTLY LIGHT ICE PELLETS
FALLING. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH IS 56 INCHES.
1010 AM SNOW 7 NNW TRAPPER CREEK 62.33N 150.54W
11/24/2015 M11.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. 6 INCHES DURING THE DAY
MONDAY...5 INCHES OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH
IS 25 INCHES. LIGHT SNOW ONGOING. TEMPERATURE IS 23
DEGREES.
1010 AM SNOW WILLOW 61.74N 150.06W
11/24/2015 E7.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
7 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. LIGHT DRIZZLE
ONGOING. CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 28 DEGREES.
&&
JPWLocal storm report, Nov 24, 10:47 AM AKST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1047 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1046 AM SNOW 19 ESE PUNTILLA 61.96N 152.23W
11/24/2015 M7.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SNOW DEPTH IS 25 INCHES.
1046 AM SNOW 3 S TALKEETNA 62.30N 150.10W
11/24/2015 M8.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL. SNOW DEPTH IS 28 INCHES. VERY
LIGHT SNOW ONGOING.
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JPWSpecial weather statement, Nov 24, 2:36 PM AKST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 236 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 AKZ111-252200- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 236 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1PM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF HATCHER PASS... THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER. THE HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. * TIMING…IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM AKST TODAY TO 1:00 PM AKST WEDNESDAY * AFFECTED AREA…FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF HATCHER PASS IN THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAIN RANGE. * AVALANCHE DANGER…THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA WILL RISE TO HIGH TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. * REASON…RECENT HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND WILL HAS CREATED WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY ON SLOPES STEEPER THAN ABOUT 30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES. CHOOSE CONSERVATIVE TERRAIN. CONSULT WWW.HATCHERPASSAVALANCHECENTER.ORG FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF ANY AVALANCHE CENTER. CHECK WWW.ALASKASNOW.ORG AND WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR YOUR CLOSEST AVALANCHE CENTER.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 3:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:05 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:34 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 5:07 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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