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Gale Warning 1046, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 10, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 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 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 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 110004
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 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.

PKZ199-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 996 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTH OF ST
MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1004 MB SUN NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF
ATTU SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO
960 MB MON.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.

.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 60 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 60 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111259
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1025 MB HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND AND
DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING
350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND MOVE NORTH TO 320 NM NW OF ADAK AT 975 MB BY
TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL
DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTH TO 60 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT
986 MB TUESDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS  8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT.

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 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 10, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST SAT DEC 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...TODAY IS NOT AS ACTIVE A WEATHER DAY AS THE LAST FEW
HAVE BEEN. GENERALLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S RESIDE
IN MOST MAINLAND AREAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXCEPTION IS IN THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH BETHEL AND
DROPPED THEIR TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER TEENS. LOOK FOR THIS COLD
AIRMASS TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AND REPLACE THE
WARM TEMPERATURES WITH MORE SEASONAL ONES.

A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS VISIBLE ON THE SATELLITE IMAGE NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND BY SUNDAY NIGHT. AREAS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE PERSISTENT NORTHWEST
FLOW. BRISTOL BAY WILL SEE SOME SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD AIR
MOVES INTO THE AREA AND MOISTURE FROM THE LOW NEAR KODIAK OVERRUNS
IT. KODIAK WILL SEE SOME RAIN THIS EVENING THAT WILL TURN TO SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD PUSH REACHES THEM FROM THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST.

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SHOULD SEE SNOWFALL MOVING INTO SOME AREAS
OVERNIGHT WITH MOST AREAS RECEIVING SOME SNOW AT SOME POINT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 4:30 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Dec 9, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.