I spent a little over an hour in the airport at Anchorage, but did not consume adult beverages, but I have sort of been to our 49th state...
Oh, I was in the Bering Sea during the Super Bowl when the Giants beat the Broncos, as we were close enough to pick up the game on TV. Back before Direct TV and watching TV anywhere...
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008
MARINE 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.
PKZ175-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
Pretty cold cloud tops approaching the Aleutians...
Hurricane Wind Warning from NWS
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