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Storm Warning 162, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 27, 2019, 3:24 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Nov 27, 2019, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2019, 3:47 PM AKST
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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842 FZAK52 PAFC 280024 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 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. PKZ199-281345- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb low over Bristol Bay Wed afternoon will move inland Wed night. A strong front will move into the western Bering/Aleutians Thu afternoon. The front will continue into the eastern Bering/Aleutians into Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-281345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...N wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-281345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-281345- Bristol Bay- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-281345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-281345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-281345- Unalaska Bay- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-281345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-281345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-281345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-281345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-281345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-281345- Adak to Kiska- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-281345- Kiska to Attu- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-281345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-281345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-281345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-281345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 324 PM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 25 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
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553 FZAK52 PAFC 281227 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 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. PKZ199-290115- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front will move into the western Bering/Aleutians this afternoon. The front will continue into the eastern Bering/Aleutians into Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-290115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-290115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-290115- Bristol Bay- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-290115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-290115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-290115- Unalaska Bay- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-290115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-290115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-290115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-290115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-290115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-290115- Adak to Kiska- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-290115- Kiska to Attu- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-290115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-290115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-290115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-290115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 327 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...E of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 40 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
708 FZAK52 PAFC 281640 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 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. PKZ199-290515- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front will move into the western Bering/Aleutians this afternoon. The front will continue into the eastern Bering/Aleutians into Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-290515- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-290515- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-290515- Bristol Bay- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-290515- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-290515- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-290515- Unalaska Bay- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-290515- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-290515- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-290515- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-290515- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-290515- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-290515- Adak to Kiska- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-290515- Kiska to Attu- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-290515- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-290515- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-290515- North and West of Nunivak Island- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-290515- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 740 AM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...E of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 40 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
140 FZAK52 PAFC 290047 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 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. PKZ199-291345- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front entering the western Bering/Aleutians Thu afternoon will move to the eastern Bering/Aleutians by Fri afternoon. The front then moves inland Fri night. A 994 mb North Pacific low 600 nm SW of Dutch Harbor Fri night will move 20 nm E of Dutch Harbor Sat afternoon at 995 mb. $$ PKZ150-291345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-291345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt in the evening diminishing to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt except W 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-291345- Bristol Bay- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-291345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 13 ft. From Port Moller E, seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ170-291345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-291345- Unalaska Bay- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-291345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-291345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-291345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-291345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-291345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-291345- Adak to Kiska- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-291345- Kiska to Attu- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-291345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-291345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-291345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-291345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 347 PM AKST Thu Nov 28 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .FRI...E of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 40 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Nov 27, 7:12 AM AKST, 8 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 7:12 AM AKST, 8 hours 12 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED... National Weather Service Anchorage AK 712 AM AKST Wed Nov 27 2019 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... High pressure is located southwest of the far western Aleutians and mostly benign conditions are currently seen generally west of Unalaska. A broad upper trough encompassing much of the Bering is bringing light westerly winds and scattered showers from the Pribilofs westward to Saint Matthew Island. A relatively weak low pressure system is approaching the eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula. The convergence of these two systems is leading to southerly winds across the eastern half of the Bering/Aleutians, advecting moisture northward. Thus, moderate rain is occurring this morning over the Kuskokwim Delta. Cold air remains in place over Southcentral and the Copper River Basin with a ridge centered over the Yukon Territory. While skies are overcast closer to the aforementioned trough, the air is too dry to currently support any precipitation. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Model agreement remains good over the Bering/Aleutians. The same challenges remain with regards to the low approaching Southcentral. The NAM still remains the warmest solution with mostly rain for Anchorage and areas to the south. High resolution models are beginning extend out to Wednesday evening and appear to be on the warmer side as well. The GFS/ECMWF/Canadian models remain colder. Confidence is above average for heavy snow in the northern Susitna Valley as no matter which solution verifies, temperatures will be cold enough for all snow and moisture will be plentiful. Elsewhere, confidence is below average. A subtle shift in the aforementioned low's position could greatly affect precipitation type and amounts. && .AVIATION... PANC...Light winds and VFR conditions will persist through this morning. Uncertainty remains with regards to the approaching low, however precipitation is expected to begin this afternoon leading to MVFR conditions as well as wind shear. Precipitation will become heavier by evening with IFR conditions expected. This will persist into Thursday morning along with the wind shear. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... This is a very dynamic and potentially changing weather situation for Southcentral Alaska today through tomorrow. The key elements are the winds, southwest flow aloft advecting in abundant moisture, and the location of the arctic boundary over the western Susitna Valley. The heavy snowfall in the Susitna Valley through tomorrow is the part of the forecast with highest confidence. The Kenai Peninsula Winter Weather Advisories both look likely to occur, but with this system the timing and snow amounts may need to be adjusted so be sure to keep apprised of the changing weather situation if one is traveling on the Kenai Peninsula today through tonight. The winds in northern Cook Inlet, and especially around Anchorage, are the trickiest part of the forecast. A large reason for that is these winds will drive the temperature and precipitation type. The biggest question with winds are whether they will remain from the northeast or will the strong winds blowing through Turnagain Arm be able to make it into the city? While some of the highest resolution models are bringing in strong southeast winds to the Anchorage Bowl this afternoon through Thursday, the synoptic situation supports these winds turning left and heading down Cook Inlet. Adding to the impact from this is that it looks like there is a lot more moisture heading into Southcentral than it appeared even yesterday. This moisture in southwest flow from 850 mb and higher is being pumped over the colder air at the surface. Therefore, QPF amounts were increased over the Cook Inlet region with the track being just a little bit farther east. This brings in the potential for some significant snowfall into Anchorage as long as it does not turn to rain! Even if the southeast winds move into town, it looks like they will not persist for a long period of time and then temperatures will drop again as they move out over Cook Inlet. Rain is more likely Wednesday evening and overnight with precipitation type turning back to snow Thursday. All this is to say that this could be a mainly rainy and windy event or it could turn into a heavy snowfall in Anchorage, or periods of both, especially depending on what part of Anchorage one is located. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today through Friday)... A stalled out front is acting as a railroad track for a series of North Pacific lows that will be tracking north along it through tonight. The stalled out front is currently over the Kuskokwim Delta, where it has been for the past 24 hours. Cold air is inching its way eastward towards the Kuskokwim Mountains. This has lead to precipitation changing over to snow along the coast through Kipnuk, with a mix of rain and snow now in Bethel. The cold air is expected to temporarily end its advance at the Kuskokwim Mountains this afternoon until the warm south to southeasterly winds east of the mountains ease tonight. This will allow the cold air to continue overspreading the area. Meanwhile, a low currently south of Cold Bay is moving northward along that front towards Bristol Bay this morning. Associated rainfall has begun over much of the Bristol Bay area, and is likely filling in across the Lower Kuskokwim Valley as well. The rain may become heavy at times through the day for much of the area as an unusually large amount of moisture makes its way northward into Southwest Alaska. As mentioned above, continued south to southeast winds over Bristol Bay and the Lower Kuskokwim Valley are expected to help keep the precipitation as all rain today. Thus, the Winter Weather Advisory has been cancelled. As the full upper level trough moves into the Kuskokwim Delta tonight, cold air will begin a full advance across the Kuskokwim Mountains into the rest of Southwest Alaska. This cold air will be much drier as well. As such, the precipitation is expected to end from west to east rather quickly, with the back edge moving from near Bethel around noon today to near Sparrevohn and Iliamna by midnight tonight. A changeover to snow associated with the back edge of the precipitation is possible, but accumulations will be minor before ending. Additional lows tracking along the front will mostly pass east of the area. This is a large shift in the models from just 24 hours ago, whereas a westward trend in the precipitation had been noted yesterday morning, now all are trending right back east again. Thus, the prior forecast of cold, mostly cloudy, but mainly dry weather has also returned for most of Southwest Alaska for Thanksgiving. The exception to this will be along the Alaska and Aleutian Ranges, where the models have come into much better agreement that this will be where the railroad track of precipitation stalls out again on Thanksgiving Day. Exactly where the western edge of precipitation sets up is still in question, and communities such as Iliamna, Igiugig, and Sparrevohn will likely see some snow. Since the cold air will be well entrenched by then, there is no doubt that the precipitation will be in the form of snow. On Thursday night, the models continue to suggest that the moisture will begin moving back to the west. This would result in an accumulating snow everywhere east of the Sleetmute to King Salmon line. Snowfall amounts are still in question at this point, but amounts above 6 inches overnight are within the realm of possibility. On Friday, the rapidly weakening upper level trough will move through, but with a continuous supply of moisture, it may not result in a full stoppage of the snow, but it should certainly taper in intensity through the day. Another front will move into the Kuskokwim Delta coast Friday night, and despite it being a warm front, at the moment it appears it will remain cold enough for a brief period of snow for the area. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today through Friday)... A stalled out front over the Eastern Bering will begin moving eastward again today, exiting into mainland Alaska by tonight. Behind the front, a cold, Siberian air mass is producing widespread snow shower activity over all of the rest of the Bering, though near the Aleutians, temperatures are just warm enough that some of that shower activity may be in the form of rain. The showers will continue through the eastern Bering through Thanksgiving Day. For the western Bering, a strong front will move in during the day Thursday, producing gale force winds and steady rain as it moves through. The front will sweep eastward across the Bering, reaching the Pribilofs during the day on Friday, and approaching the Kuskokwim Delta coast Friday evening. As the front tracks across the Bering, it will be steadily weakening, such that by the time it reaches Southwest Alaska, it will be down to showers as far as intensity goes and the winds will be down to small craft advisory levels. Yet another cold, Siberian air mass follows behind this front so the area will go back to scattered snow showers with a mix of sun and clouds. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5)... On Friday, a storm will bring gale to storm force winds to the Eastern Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula and Western Gulf as one low tracks just south of the Gulf and another low to the west drives a strong front across the Bering. A brief break between storm systems should occur on Saturday; however, there is a fast paced low expected to develop along the eastern Aleutians Saturday afternoon. There is high uncertainty on the track and strength of this system as it races toward the Gulf into Sunday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... An active weather pattern will remain over Southcentral Thursday night into Friday morning. A warm front associated with a low in the Gulf combined with cold air over the region will create the conditions favorable for a wintry mix of precipitation throughout southern Alaska. A strong upper level jet looks to keep a warm front associated with the low in the Gulf over Southcentral through the early to middle part of the weekend. This warm front will take some time to displace the cold air that will be over the region, leading to a wintry mix of precipitation changing over to rain in some areas by Friday evening. A low in the eastern Bering looks to move inland late Friday night into Saturday morning which would bring warmer temperatures and the possibility for a wintry mix of precipitation to southwestern Alaska. A North Pacific low late Saturday night seems as if it will move across the Aleutians, bringing with it ample precipitation along with some uncertainty on its track. This low may remain over the eastern Bering Sunday night or it could make its way into the northern Gulf towards Prince William Sound. Cold air could move as far south as the Alaska Range Sunday night, dropping temperatures once again, while warmer air looks to remain south of the Range to end the extended forecast period. All in all, the unsettled weather continues with impacts relating to precipitation types across the entirety of the region due to warm and cold air masses alternating as they move across the region. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Winter Storm Warning: 145. Winter Weather Advisory: 121 125. MARINE...Storm Warning: 150. Gale Warning: 119 120 125 130-139 141 155 160 172 177 178 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AP SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JPW MARINE/LONG TERM...KH/CK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 27, 2:17 PM AKST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
217 PM AKST WED NOV 27 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 16 NNW HOPE 61.12N 149.81W
11/27/2019 E55 MPH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
CHUGACH ELECTRIC REPORTED TREES ON POWER
LINES AROUND HUFFMAN AND OCEANVIEW AT
1:40PM. SAID ABOUT 1,490 PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT
POWER. HIGHEST WIND OBSERVATIONS IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY AROUND THE TIME OF THE
REPORT SHOWED SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTING TO 55
MPH.
&&
EDLocal storm report, Nov 27, 2:18 PM AKST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
218 PM AKST WED NOV 27 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 16 NNW HOPE 61.12N 149.81W
11/27/2019 E55 MPH ANCHORAGE AK UTILITY COMPANY
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT
FROM 16 NNW HOPE. CHUGACH ELECTRIC REPORTED
TREES ON POWER LINES AROUND HUFFMAN AND
OCEANVIEW AT 1:40PM. SAID ABOUT 1,490 PEOPLE
ARE WITHOUT POWER. HIGHEST WIND OBSERVATIONS
IN THE GENERAL VICINITY AROUND THE TIME OF
THE REPORT SHOWED SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTING
TO 55 MPH.
&&
EDLocal storm report, Nov 27, 2:47 PM AKST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
247 PM AKST WED NOV 27 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0243 PM SNOW 27 NNE CHASE 62.77N 149.64W
11/27/2019 E8.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK PUBLIC
SPOTTER REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN
CHULITNA.
&&
EDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:24 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:52 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 28, 3:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 7:40 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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