Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1010, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 21, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 221230 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 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. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221331 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ADDED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM THIS MORNING. A 986 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO NEAR 180 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MONDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221346 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM THIS MORNING. A 986 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO NEAR 180 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MONDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT AND WEAKENS SUNDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 972 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 979 MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS OVERALL IS THE PREFERRED MODEL. THE NAM HAS FINALLY ADJUSTED POSITION OF STRONG LOW OVER THE GULF THIS MORNING AND HAS A REASONABLE TRACK THROUGH TONIGHT. FORECAST PACKAGES IN GENERAL WILL BE BASED ON THE 12Z GFS RUN WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS. THE EXCEPTION...THE NAM HIGHER RESOLUTION WILL BE USED FOR THE SHORT-TERM IN THE EAST DOMAIN. THE GFS MADE A MAJOR CHANGE IN SHIFTING THE NEXT NPAC STORM WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MON. THIS CHANGE WAS CONTINUED ON THE 12Z RUN ALSO...SO WILL CONTINUE TO BLEND TOWARD THIS SOLUTION. .ANALYSIS...A 970S LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS INLAND TONIGHT. THE 970S LOW CENTER NEAR COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ONTO THE SW MAINLAND SUN. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING OVER BRISTOL BAY TO JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES ALONG THE SW ALASKA COAST/KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. FRONT WEAKENS OVER SW ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE EAST AND SOUTH PORTION OF THE FRONT CLEARS KODIAK ISLAND EARLY SAT MORNING AND MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL SAT. SURFACE FEATURES WEAKEN OVER THE MAINLAND SUN. HOWEVER...THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH LIKELY TO KEEP THE MENTION OF SNOW OR SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG NPAC CENTER MOVES TO SE OF KODIAK ISLAND MON MORNING. .EAST...NOT LOOKING FOR MAJOR SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTH GULF THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT AS WEAKENING GULF STORM MOVES INLAND. HIGHEST VALUES...WHICH WILL BE WELL BELOW WARNING LEVELS..LIKELY OVER ZONES 125...131...AND 145. MAIN REASONING IS LACK OF STRONG DYNAMICS AND RELATIVELY SHORT RESIDENCE TIME. FOR COOK INLET/ANCHORAGE BOWL...LACK OF STRONG OVERRUNNING AND COLD ADVECTION. SNOW OVER MOST AREAS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. ANOTHER SHOT AT SNOW LIKELY AGAIN ON OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH BRISTOL BAY LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER KACHEMAK BAY COULD BE INTERESTING SAT...ALTHOUGH ISENTROPIC LIFT IS NOT AS INTENSE AS THIS LAST EVENT. MORNING SOUNDING FROM ANCHORAGE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE REGION SHOW SIGNIFICANT WARMING OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES WILL TREND TOWARD MORE SEASONABLE VALUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT NPAC STORM ENTERING THE GULF MON WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS AND WARMING TEMPS. .WEST...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SAT PIC SHOWS EXTENSIVE OPEN/CLOSED CELL CU OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. EXPECT PERIODIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE PRIBILOFS INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY. TRAILING LOW MOVING INTO SW ALASKA SUN MORNING WILL LIKELY HOLD THREAT OF SNOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME TONIGHT OVER THE DELTA AS WEAK WARM ADVECTION. AREAS WEST OF BETHEL LIKELY TO HAVE TO LOWEST WIND CHILL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195 MARINE...GALES 155 172 175 179 AND 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 10:54 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr |
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