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Gale Warning 1026, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2007, 10:40 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 26, 2007, 10:40 AM AKST (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2007, 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 270039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPING 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON AT THE SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271230 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. A 1003 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB FRI MORNING 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 983 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS TO 991 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN OKAY AGREEMENT. NAM PREFERRED EAST OF
160W FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS DUE TO BETTER RESOLUTION. OTHERWISE GFS
PREFERRED DUE TO BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE WEAK 1005 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA DISSIPATES BY THIS
EVENING. RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA TODAY. SUNNY BREAKS ALONG THE GULF COAST
AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON.
A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 52N 169W PASSES OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 970 MB 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
NEWENHAM BY THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES OVER
THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT WILL SWING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TODAY THEN PUSH EASTWARD TONIGHT AND PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. GUSTY EAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND CHANNELED
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS BUFFETED THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS BRIEFLY REACHED HURRICANE FORCE AT
COLD BAY AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TODAY AND SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ALONG THE REAR FLANK OF THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO EXCEED 75 MPH AT TIMES.
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST OF
SEGUAM ISLAND TODAY. AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FOR TONIGHT.
.BEYOND 24 HOURS...
AS THE FRONT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING EXPECT A
MIXTURE OS SNOW AND RAIN AND GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 55 MPH FOR THE
ISLAND. THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT STALLS OUT ALONG THE GULF
COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COVER
THE WHOLE OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. BUT HEAVY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA.
A NEW LOW DEVELOPS NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW
LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY
REGIONS AND OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 181 185 187
MARINE...STORM 120 130 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179
GALE 132 140 141 180 185
SPRAY 120 130 138 140 141 155 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 6:31 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 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.