Alaska faces one of its worst storms ever, forecasters say

CNN Blog ^ | November 8th, 2011 | Brad Lendon

[hattend]

Winds near hurricane force of 74 mph were expected to generate seas as high as 25 feet in the northern Bering Sea, forecasters said. The winds were expected to raise sea levels as much as 9 feet in the Norton Sound. Those levels combined with the high waves were expected to cause significant coastal erosion and major flooding. The winds may also push sea ice on shore, adding to the dangers, NWS forecasters said.

[IYAS9YAS]

And of course, they both like Candy.

Of course they do...

[Ramius]

Man... those are some cruel isobars in that chart. That’s a mother of a storm. Good luck, shipmates.

[Ramius]

The creed by which they live: "You HAVE to go out there....you don't necessarily have to come back."

Heh. My company commander in boot camp talked about that saying one day... and he followed up with "the HELL you don't... you damn well better bring your boat or helo back. Those things are expensive!"

:-)

[redhead]

From the looks of that map, I can see the whole state being affected. I just hope my shingles will just stay on my roof. I can’t get over the size of that storm or the closeness of the isobars. I don’t think we are going to have much fun this coming week...