Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 690, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 5, 2016, 3:47 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2016, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2016, 3:03 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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136 FZAK51 PAFC 051147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 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. PKZ197-060045- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ PKZ119-060045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ120-060045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-060045- RESURRECTION BAY- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-060045- PORT VALDEZ- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060045- VALDEZ ARM- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060045- PASSAGE CANAL- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-060045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-060045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-060045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-060045- CHINIAK BAY- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-060045- MARMOT BAY- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-060045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-060045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-060045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060045- KACHEMAK BAY- 347 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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824 FZAK51 PAFC 051806 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 UPDATED ZONE 119 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. PKZ197-060700- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ PKZ119-060700- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ120-060700- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-060700- RESURRECTION BAY- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060700- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-060700- PORT VALDEZ- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060700- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060700- VALDEZ ARM- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060700- PASSAGE CANAL- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-060700- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-060700- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-060700- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-060700- CHINIAK BAY- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-060700- MARMOT BAY- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-060700- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-060700- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-060700- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060700- KACHEMAK BAY- 1006 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
390 FZAK51 PAFC 052105 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 UPDATED ZONES 125 126 127 128 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. PKZ197-060715- 104 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ PKZ119-060715- CAPE SU060715 TO CAPE CLEARE- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ120-060715- CAPE CL060715O GORE POINT- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-060715- RESURRE060715BAY- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060715- PRINCE 060715M SOUND- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-060715- PORT VA060715104 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060715- VALDEZ 060715S- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060715- VALDEZ 06071504 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060715- PASSAGE060715- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-060715- WEST OF060715N ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-060715- BARREN 060715S EAST- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-060715- MARMOT 060715 TO SITKINAK- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-060715- CHINIAK060715104 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-060715- MARMOT 06071504 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-060715- SHELIKO060715IT- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-060715- COOK IN060715LGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-060715- COOK IN060715RTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060715- KACHEMA060715 105 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
837 FZAK51 PAFC 052303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 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. PKZ197-061200- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 967 LOW MOVES TO 210 NM WEST OF PORT ALEXANDER MON MORNING AND SLIPS TO 70 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH SWEEPS OVER SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-061200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ120-061200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-061200- RESURRECTION BAY- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-061200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-061200- PORT VALDEZ- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-061200- VALDEZ ARM- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061200- PASSAGE CANAL- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-061200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-061200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-061200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-061200- CHINIAK BAY- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-061200- MARMOT BAY- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-061200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-061200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-061200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061200- KACHEMAK BAY- 303 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 4, 4:07 PM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 4:07 PM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 407 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The long-wave trough remains firmly entrenched across the Alaska region with the storm track suppressed to the south over the north pacific. A conglomerate of small scale lows and short-waves are focused within a very broad cyclonic circulation from the Bering Sea to western Gulf. These features are producing localized areas of showers. Otherwise, conditions are quite benign across the forecast area. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Numerical guidance remains in very good agreement with large scale features, which will stay along the periphery of the forecast area. Solutions are converging on a single slightly stronger short-wave trough lifting northward across Southcentral late tonight through Saturday, with supporting weaker waves embedded within the flow. Thus, forecast confidence in where precipitation is most likely to fall is much higher, with snow likely over the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys and showers likely across Eastern Prince William Sound. There is some uncertainty into the precip forecast for Anchorage, with the southern edge of steady snow likely to fall somewhere in the vicinity. Elsewhere, confidence remains lower with weaker features and associated showers. && .AVIATION... PANC...Snow will develop north of Anchorage early Sat morning. There is some uncertainty in how far south the light snow will make it. For now, most likely scenario is the airport will only see flurries with VFR ceilings. If snow makes it a bit farther south there could be a brief period of marginal ceiling and vis sometime between 15z and 21z Sat. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An initial upper level wave will begin to bring a few snow showers to much of south central later tonight. The Anchorage bowl, however, will see only flurries tonight and Sat. Snow showers will increase over the Matanuska and Susitna valleys on Sat as upper flow becomes more southwesterly, with an inch or two snow accumulation expected. Sat night into Sun precipitation over inland areas will end with the arrival of weak high pressure, while another wave brings rain showers to the coast and a few snow showers to the Chugach and Kenai Mountains. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Outside of isolated to scattered showers associated with a weakening upper level low, as well as patchy fog in the morning hours, relatively tranquil conditions with light winds are expected. With offshore in place, temperatures will remain in the 20s and 30s for highs and teens to 20s for lows through the weekend. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Small-scale lows within the broader upper level trough over Bering will continue to impact the central Bering region tonight, including near the Pribilofs where light rain continues especially toward Saint George. As northerly flow begins to increase tonight ahead of a building ridge over the western Bering, shower activity will increase and become more widespread. This scattered to numerous shower activity will impact areas from the Central Aleutians east to the Alaska Peninsula including the Pribilofs Saturday through Sunday. Winds to near gale-force and widespread cold air advection showers will develop throughout the Bering Sea region by Saturday afternoon. This pattern will be relatively short-lived however as another North Pacific low will begin rapidly moving into the Western Aleutians and western Bering Sunday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Late Sunday the forecast looks much the same as the current incarnation, however, the upper air pattern remains progressive. The jet remains well to the south of mainland Alaska which is driving the predominant storm tracks going into Kamchatka/Western Bering, and south of the Aleutians through the Gulf of Alaska. A new upper level low pressure system and front slide toward the panhandle, then the front rotates across the north gulf coast on Monday. The weakening front will bring spotty areas of light rain to those areas as well as gusty northerly winds. Into early next week, the previous system will weaken in place and be pushed onto the mainland. This will bring a chance of rain to most areas as well as a warmer air mass than the one currently in place. A new system barges into southern Gulf/North Pacific on Wednesday with an impressive central pressure, but only a storm force front swinging up into the northern Gulf. The main impact for the mainland will be middle and high clouds as well as increasing northerly winds. Out west, a front will track across the Bering late this weekend as the whole low pressure system drops into the Pacific, leaving much of the Bering in a gusty northerly flow. The southwest mainland should remain relatively quiet until northerly winds pick up by mid-week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 174 176. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DS SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC LONG TERM...ML
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:23 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:33 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:03 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:03 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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