Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2018
Gale Warning 688, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 12, 2018, 3:51 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 12, 2018, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2018, 3:52 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
722 FZAK51 PAFC 121251 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 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. PKZ197-130215- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the Gulf will weaken Mon morning. A 972 mb low 70 nm west of Akhiok Tue morning moves to 200 nm south of Middleton Island at 989 mb by Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-130215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-130215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-130215- Resurrection Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-130215- Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-130215- Port Valdez- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-130215- Valdez Narrows- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-130215- Valdez Arm- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-130215- Passage Canal- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-130215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-130215- Barren Islands East- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-130215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt in the evening becoming S 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-130215- Chiniak Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening becoming S 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-130215- Marmot Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-130215- Shelikof Strait- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-130215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-130215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-130215- Kachemak Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
3 follow-up statements
353 FZAK51 PAFC 130003 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 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. PKZ197-131315- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 mb low 100 nm southeast of Sitkinak moves over Bristol Bay Mon night at 977 mb and dissipates Tue evening. A 967 mb North Pacific low moves 300 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 982 mb Tue afternoon and then moves 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 1003 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-131315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-131315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-131315- Resurrection Bay- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131315- Prince William Sound- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-131315- Port Valdez- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131315- Valdez Narrows- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-131315- Valdez Arm- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131315- Passage Canal- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-131315- Barren Islands East- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-131315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-131315- Chiniak Bay- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt by late evening. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-131315- Marmot Bay- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131315- Shelikof Strait- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-131315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-131315- Kachemak Bay- 303 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
258 FZAK51 PAFC 130501 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 Updated Zone 129 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. PKZ197-131815- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 mb low 100 nm southeast of Sitkinak moves over Bristol Bay Mon night at 977 mb and dissipates Tue evening. A 967 mb North Pacific low moves 300 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 982 mb Tue afternoon and then moves 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 1003 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-131815- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-131815- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-131815- Resurrection Bay- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131815- Prince William Sound- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-131815- Port Valdez- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131815- Valdez Narrows- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-131815- Valdez Arm- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131815- Passage Canal- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131815- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-131815- Barren Islands East- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-131815- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-131815- Chiniak Bay- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt by late evening. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-131815- Marmot Bay- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131815- Shelikof Strait- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-131815- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131815- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-131815- Kachemak Bay- 801 PM AKST Mon Nov 12 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
622 FZAK51 PAFC 131252 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 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. PKZ197-140145- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 mb low over Pilot Point Tue morning moves to 120 nm south of Kodiak Island at 993 mb by Wed morning and then dissipates. A 997 mb North Pacific low Tue morning moves to 260 nm south of Middleton Island at 994 mb by Wed morning and then moves into the eastern Gulf coast by Wed night. $$ PKZ119-140145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt near the coast in the early morning. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-140145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-140145- Resurrection Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT AND WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-140145- Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt during the morning, then becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-140145- Port Valdez- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...E wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-140145- Valdez Narrows- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-140145- Valdez Arm- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-140145- Passage Canal- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-140145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-140145- Barren Islands East- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-140145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-140145- Chiniak Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-140145- Marmot Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-140145- Shelikof Strait- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-140145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-140145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-140145- Kachemak Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Nov 13 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 11, 4:33 PM AKST, 11 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 4:33 PM AKST, 11 hours 18 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
433 PM AKST Sun Nov 11 2018
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A broad baroclinic zone with abundant moisture extends north from
below 40N to across the Gulf and Southcentral Alaska. Widespread
rain is occurring at lower elevations across the Gulf with snow
mixing in at higher elevations along the road system. Rain has
been pretty steady across the Anchorage Bowl and the Matanuska
Valley where temperatures hovering around freezing with road
temps below, producing widespread areas of freezing rain. Rain has
even started spreading as far north as Talkeetna. Precipitation
is generally snow across the Copper River Basin with a mix of
freezing rain over the southern basin. Precipitation was pretty
sparse over Southwest Alaska. However, rain associated with a
frontal wave was starting to work into Bristol Bay this afternoon.
Northerly storm to gale force winds on the backside of the surface
trough were observed over the eastern and central Bering Sea.
Gales were evident across the northern and western gulf ahead of a
frontal wave.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are in relatively good agreement trough tonight. There is
still some disagreement on the handling of the next low heading
into the Northern Gulf Monday/Monday night. The ECMWF continues
to be the fastest and further West solution, with the NAM as the
slowest (though a little faster on the 18z run). Will lean toward
a middle ground GFS solution for now which still maintains
another batch of moderate to heavy rain along the Southern Kenai
Peninsula and and areas of storms over the GUlf as well in the
Bering Sea.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...MVFR conditions should slowly improve to VFR during the
night as rain diminishes. Ceilings, though, may hold at or just
below 5000 ft.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The active weather will continue through the next 48 hours, as
our current storm is moving towards the AKPEN (pressure at 983mb).
Several disturbances seen in satellite imagery and numerical data
are heading north, crossing our neck of the woods overnight and
through Monday morning. The precipitation will become more showery
in nature from south to north as we head through the evening,
with temperatures holding steady to slowly climbing as we head
through the night. This will allow most precipitation to change
over to all rain, with the exceptions being the northern Susitna
valley and the Copper Basin, where the cold air will remain
entrenched a bit longer. In fact, some of the Copper Basin valleys
from the Glen Allen area and north may see a prolonged period of
freezing rain and snow potential through the day tomorrow, as
essentially the colder air remains locked in place even longer
(almost like a cold air damming effect). This looks to remain
below Advisory thresholds, however.
Then as we head through Monday, multiple pieces of energy diving
into the backside of the trough will allow several surface
lows to rotate around each other in a Fujiwhara-like fashion,
while along one disturbance embedded in the southerly flow to
rapidly deepen to below 970 mb.
So what does this mean for us? Overall, look for steady to slowly
rising temperatures to continue through Tuesday for most areas,
with precipitation mainly falling as rain. With strong southeast
flow aloft, the Anchorage Bowl will likely see the "rain shadow"
effect during the afternoon Monday, as the related down-sloping
winds help wring out the low-level moisture due to compressional
warming. However, as the next storm approaches Monday night, look
for rainfall coverage and intensity to ramp up once again.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Disorganized low pressure systems will continue to pinwheel
through the area for the next couple of days. These smaller
systems and associated fronts are embedded within a larger, broad
area of low pressure that will remain largely stationary the next
few days, keeping weather active throughout SW Alaska.
The next round of weather associated with this system will move
through SW Alaska tonight. This round will be in the form of a
warm front, which is expected to bring precip between about
midnight and mid morning tomorrow. Warm air will override cold in
in place at the surface, so winter weather advisories mainly for
freezing rain have been issued for zones 152, 161 (north of
Dillingham) and 155. Snow is also in the forecast with these
advisories, with specific amounts depending on location. However,
the main emphasis is the freezing precipitation. Gusty off shore
winds will also continue for SW Alaska. A brief break in the
weather will occur after this system passes through. Tuesday looks
like the day for the next weather event, though the forecast for
this is uncertain as of now and still being dialed in.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
As with the past few days, weather over the eastern Bering will
be affected by the same low broad pressure system that is
impacting the rest of souther Alaska. Several smaller systems will
spin through the eastern Bering as they exit SW Alaska, bringing
rain shower and Gale to Storm force winds for the eastern Bering.
When it comes to precip, it should be noted that due to warm
temps with the low it will fall mainly as rain. The actual low
center sits right along the eastern Aleutians, so winds will be
lighter there.
The western Aleutians are on the backside of this low, which means
they will continue to see strong northerly (storm force) winds and
high seas with a cold air push from the north. Winds taper and
conditions improve Monday.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The long-term forecast begins Tuesday night with a double-barrel
surface low situated in the Gulf with one center of circulation
south of the AKPEN and the second drifting slowly northeast toward
the Alaska Panhandle. As has been the theme, there are subtle
differences in placement and strength of these features; however,
the various guidance (NAM, EC, GFS, and Canadian) show the double-
barrel system and indicate a weakening trend with said features.
Support for these features is also lacking in the upper levels,
with the jet is well south of the surface lows and little if any
thermal gradient or advection in the mid-levels.
Guidance begins to breakdown further heading into the late
Wednesday/early Thursday time frame. The GFS and EC both indicate
an upper-level shortwave digging south across the Aleutians,
helping amplify the pattern over the north Pacific. This, in turn,
strengthens and steers another strong north Pacific low northward.
The GFS and Canadian are the more bullish solutions, with a low
approaching Kodiak Island late Thursday. The EC, however, slows
the track of the low, stalling it in the southern Gulf until
Friday before a low upstream finally pushes the Gulf low toward
the southcentral coast.
Upstream, guidance is holding tight to the building of a ridge
over eastern Russia and keeping it in place through the long term.
This will keep the jet, and surface low track, south of the
Aleutians. Here, the GFS, Canadian, and EC all develop a low
southwest of Shemya Wednesday with a front across the western half
of the Aleutians. Solutions then diverge greatly with the forward
progression of not only the low, but the front and development of
a subsequent triple point low Thursday into Friday. Again, the GFS
and Canadian are more similar than the EC.
By the weekend, guidance is all over the place with the upper-
level and surface features. However, the common denominator
between each solution is the continuation of the broad low
centered over the eastern Aleutians. This setup would keep a
moist, southerly flow over the Gulf and across southcentral and
southwest Alaska with clouds and precipitation wrapping around
the low over the Bering and Aleutians.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory (mixed precip) 145 152 155 161.
MARINE...Storm Warning 119 131 132 138 175 176 179>181 185.
Gale Warning 120 125 130 136 137 139 150 160 165 170 173 174
177.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BB
LONG TERM...TMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 3:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:33 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:33 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:51 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:51 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 12, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 12, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 12, 2:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.