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Gale Warning 1039, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Dec 8, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090021 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 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. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THU NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091149 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF BETHEL WILL MOVE INLAND FRI MORNING. A 993 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF ATTU FRI MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN MORNING. A 981 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING WEST 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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 Dec 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 .DISCUSSION... A STRONG PUSH OF WARM AIR INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA CONTINUES TODAY. ALMOST ALL AREAS HAVE NOW HAD THEIR SNOW TURN TO RAIN WITH STIFF SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE WINDS HAVE ALSO BROKEN THE INVERSIONS IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY AND HAVE ENDED THE FREEZING RAIN IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL. PRECIPITATION TYPES SHOULD BEGIN TO TURN BACK TO SNOW BEGINNING IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA TONIGHT...MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY EVENING...AND THEN INTO AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE AFTER THAT. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA. COLDER AIR WEST OF THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE AREA AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD. NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY NEAR 43N 160W AND HEADING TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WEST CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 980 MB AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT. SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP JUST SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AND MOVE INTO COOK INLET BY SUNDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL HAVE ENTRAINED ENOUGH COLD AIR INTO THEM TO KEEP ALL PRECIPITATION SNOW FOR ALL THE MAINLAND AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING 145. MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINE PACKAGE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.