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Storm Warning 137, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 13, 2023

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 13, 2023, 2:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2023, 2:33 PM AKST (23:33 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2023, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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816 
FZAK52 PAFC 132333
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

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.

PKZ199-141300-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 mb low 440 nm SW of Shemya moves to 140 nm N of Shemya at 
968 mb by Tue evening. Its front pushes across the Aleutian Chain 
and into Southwest Alaska through Tue night. The low then moves 80
nm SW of Kipnuk through Wed evening.

$$

PKZ750-141300-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ751-141300-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ752-141300-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ753-141300-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ754-141300-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ755-141300-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ756-141300-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ757-141300-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ758-141300-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ759-141300-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ770-141300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ772-141300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 18 ft.
.WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ771-141300-
Unalaska Bay-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ773-141300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft.
.WED...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ774-141300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ775-141300-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ776-141300-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 23 ft 
after midnight. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ777-141300-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 21 ft.
.WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ778-141300-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 22 ft.
.WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ780-141300-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft 
after midnight. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ781-141300-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft 
after midnight. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ782-141300-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft 
after midnight. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ783-141300-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 33 ft 
after midnight.
.WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ784-141300-
Adak to Kiska Bering Side-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ785-141300-
Adak to Kiska Pacific Side-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ786-141300-
Kiska to Attu Bering Side-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 24 ft in the
afternoon. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers with snow.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ787-141300-
Kiska to Attu Pacific Side-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft building to 32 ft in the
afternoon. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft subsiding to 27 ft after
midnight. Rain showers and snow.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft.

$$

PKZ766-141300-
Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ760-141300-
Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ761-141300-
Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ762-141300-
Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ763-141300-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ764-141300-
Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ765-141300-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming S after midnight. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ767-141300-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
233 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt
in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 35 kt. 
Seas 11 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 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 13, 5:45 AM AKST, 8 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 5:45 AM AKST, 8 hours 48 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
545 AM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today
through Wednesday)...

A front moving across Southcentral is bringing snowfall to the
Cook Inlet and Susitna Valley regions early this morning. This
front is moving eastward fairly quickly so there should be a
tapering off of snowfall later this morning and, for the Cook
Inlet/Susitna Valley area the snow should be done by noon as it
increases in the Copper River Basin.

Winds through Turnagain Arm never did much overnight as the triple
point along the front was strong enough and far enough to the
south as it crossed the Kenai Peninsula to keep a strong pressure
gradient from developing. This feature could be seen well on radar
crossing a little south of Soldotna and Sterling heading just
about due east. What that also indicates is that there will be a
stronger pressure gradient that develops behind this front which
will bring in some strong north to west winds, especially along
the coast later this morning into the afternoon and evening
depending on location. Expect some blowing snow especially in
Whittier and Thompson Pass later today where Blizzard Warnings
remain in effect.

Conditions are mostly calm early on Tuesday throughout the domain
under near zonal flow. A few shortwaves riding in from the west
may generate some light snow on the western faces of the Chugach,
Kenai, and Talkeetna Mountains, but accumulations will be minimal.
By afternoon, a front extending east off of a complex low in the
Bering will bring widespread precipitation underneath
southeasterly winds. Heavier precipitation is expected along the
coast and through the coastal ranges, but after a brief period of
precipitation, most of the population corridors will downslope out
until things shift to the southwest later Wednesday. The
thermodynamic profile of this system remains uncertain, but areas
of mixed precip and rain are probable during this event.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days
1 through 3: Today through Thursday)...

A front is exiting Southwest to the east this morning and
precipitation continues to taper off. The combination of cold air
advection and upper short-waves rapidly tracking eastward across
the Bering Sea will bring a showery regime to the Bering, Pribilof
Islands, and into Southwest Alaska for today. A transient upper
ridge will build across Southwest on Tuesday and briefly taper off
showers before the next system arrives Tuesday afternoon.

The next system will be a low that tracks from the Pacific to the
Aleutian chain this afternoon before it elongates and moves into
the Bering through Wednesday. The system's front will lift along
the Aleutians today and Tuesday, reaching the Southwest Alaska
coast by Tuesday afternoon, and then the low itself will follow
and track across Southwest on Wednesday and Thursday. The front
will bring widespread rain across the Bering and Aleutians and
then a quick round of widespread snow to Southwest Tuesday evening
into Wednesday morning as it lifts to the east.

In general, gales will become widespread across the Bering and
Aleutians Tuesday into Thursday. The core of strongest winds
(sustained storm force with gusts to hurricane force) around the
southern periphery of the low is currently advertised to track
along the coastal waters just south of the Central Aleutians
Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. Winds will largely
diminish across the Bering and Aleutians later on Thursday as the
expansive system gradually weakens and tracks eastward across
Southwest, as mentioned above.

AF

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Thursday through Sunday)...

A more amplified pattern will take hold of the region as we head
into the long term with a trough digging across the Mainland and a
ridge building in behind it. Widespread precipitation is expected
from the Eastern Kenai Peninsula across the Southcentral Coast to
the Canadian border through Friday evening. Expect colder
temperatures to make a return to mainland Alaska, including
Southcentral, beginning Friday night through at least Sunday as
the ridge dominates the sensible weather. Gustier winds are
expected through Kamishak Gap and area waters around Kodiak Island
Thursday evening through Sunday as pressure gradients increase
between the two features. By Saturday, winds will shift southerly
across the Bering as the ridge of high pressure builds across the
domain. Overall, as the trough slowly shifts eastward, expect
areas of scattered precipitation to follow and areas of clearing
skies behind it as the ridge builds overhead. With high pressure
overhead, this could have the possibility of producing fog in
areas.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...MVFR likely with the majority of snowfall expected. Gusty
southeast winds are observed near the terminal this morning and
will likely be shut off once winds become northerly later this
morning. Winds will become light and shift southerly flow tonight
into Tuesday. Expect brief periods of moderate to heavy snow with
rates of 1 inch per hour and conditions degrading to LIFR as
winds transition to northerly. Conditions should rapidly improve
to VFR and light winds on the back edge of the snow later this
morning by around 20Z.

&&

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 13, 12:38 PM AKST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1238 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0511 AM     Snow             2 S of Butte            61.53N 149.01W
11/13/2023  M4.2 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

0651 AM     Snow             Big Lake                61.51N 149.95W
11/13/2023  M9.0 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

0847 AM     Snow             N Palmer-Fishhook Rd    61.69N 149.21W
11/13/2023  M6.0 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

1057 AM     Snow             Big Lake                61.51N 149.95W
11/13/2023  M11.5 inch       Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

1108 AM     Snow             Glenn Hwy at E Crimsonv 61.57N 149.16W
11/13/2023  M7.8 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

1151 AM     Snow             Sutton                  61.71N 148.87W
11/13/2023  E9.5 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

1152 AM     Snow             Wasilla S Paddock Dr at 61.56N 149.33W
11/13/2023  M7.5 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

1216 PM     Snow             N Palmer-Fishhook Rd    61.69N 149.21W
11/13/2023  M3.0 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

0914 AM     Snow             Sterling Vale Ct at Lak 60.51N 150.91W
11/13/2023  E2.0 inch        Kenai Peninsula    AK   Public

0700 AM     Snow             Campbell Creek          61.11N 149.78W
11/13/2023  M2.0 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

0705 AM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
11/13/2023  M2.5 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

0800 AM     Snow             Anchorage Biglerville C 61.15N 149.82W
11/13/2023  M5.5 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

0816 AM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
11/13/2023  M3.7 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

0923 AM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
11/13/2023  M4.8 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

0958 AM     Snow             Anchorage Hillside at S 61.12N 149.71W
11/13/2023  M4.0 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1038 AM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
11/13/2023  M5.6 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1105 AM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
11/13/2023  M5.7 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1109 AM     Snow             NE Anchorage Winding Wa 61.21N 149.76W
11/13/2023  M9.7 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1111 AM     Snow             Eagle River Breckenridg 61.33N 149.58W
11/13/2023  M6.5 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1118 AM     Snow             Chugiak Raven Ct        61.44N 149.36W
11/13/2023  M7.5 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1156 AM     Snow             Lake Otis/Huffman       61.10N 149.82W
11/13/2023  M6.0 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

1200 PM     Snow             Eagle River Wolf Dr/ Hi 61.23N 149.44W
11/13/2023  M7.2 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

&&
Local storm report, Nov 13, 1:04 PM AKST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
104 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1252 PM     Snow             S Anchorage Mariner Par 61.11N 149.88W
11/13/2023  M12.0 inch       Anchorage          AK   Public

&&
Local storm report, Nov 13, 1:06 PM AKST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
106 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1241 PM     Snow             Sutton                  61.71N 148.94W
11/13/2023  M11.5 inch       Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

&&
Local storm report, Nov 13, 1:12 PM AKST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
112 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1242 PM     Snow             Wassila E Barton Ln     61.62N 149.44W
11/13/2023  M8.5 inch        Matanuska-Susitna  AK   Public

&&
Local storm report, Nov 13, 1:15 PM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
115 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0104 PM     Snow             Eagle River             61.30N 149.55W
11/13/2023  M6.0 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

&&
Local storm report, Nov 13, 2:11 PM AKST, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
211 PM AKST Mon Nov 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0211 PM     Snow             Upper De Armoun Rd      61.10N 149.72W
11/13/2023  M5.0 inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 3:18 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 3:18 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Nov 13, 3:44 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Nov 13, 3:44 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC50 hr
Nov 13, 4:21 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 13, 4:21 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 13, 4:21 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 13, 2:33 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Nov 13, 2:33 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Nov 13, 2:37 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC21 hr

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