Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 916, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 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, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2007, 10:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 090000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 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. PKZ499-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 178E SUN AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL MOVE TO 59N 170W AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 62N 175W AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 091240 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 178E EARLY MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 52N 169W WILL MOVE TO 59N 169W AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 62N 177W AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 175W MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 091522 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 CORRECTED TYPO 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. PKZ499-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 178E EARLY MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 52N 169W WILL MOVE TO 59N 169W AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 62N 177W AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 175W MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 340 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 100002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 59N 178W WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 59N 168W WILL MOVE TO 63N 175W AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 46N 176E MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 172W AT 978 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 101230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 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. PKZ499-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 46N 179W MON EVENING WILL MOVE TO 56N 159W AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 330 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 330 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 330 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 330 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 63N 176W WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 45N 178E WILL MOVE TO 52N 169W AT 978 MB TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 154W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 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. PKZ499-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176W WILL MOVE TO 57N 154W AT 998 MB WED AFTERNOON BEFORE CONTINUING ON THROUGH THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LOW. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 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, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB GIVEN HOW DYNAMICALLY ACTIVE THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN IS. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA THE MODELS ALL BRING A MODERATE LOW TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE IN ALMOST TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WHILE THE NAM WANTS TO PLACE IT JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLAND. THIS GENERAL PATTERN CONTINUES WITH THE NAM PLACING THE LOW A LITTLE TO THE WEST OF THE OTHER TWO MODELS AS IT MOVES TOWARD AND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE ECMWF CAN BE USED THROUGH 00Z MON TUESDAY AFTER WHICH PINT IT SHOULD BE VIEWED CRITICALLY SINCE IT HAS THE LOW MAKING A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN TO GO SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WHILE THE GFS BRINGS THE LOW UP THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA WITH THE NAM FARTHER WEST. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE LOW TO BEHAVE IN SUCH A MANNER SO THE GFS AND NAM SOLUTIONS SEEM MORE REASONABLE. THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION IN LARGE PART TO THE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IT HAS HAD WITH THIS SYSTEM THE PAST THREE TO FOUR RUNS. IN THE BERING SEA REGION THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE BUT HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES IN HOW FAST EACH ONE WANTS TO MOVE THE LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA FROM THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY. GFS REMAIN THE PREFERRED SOLUTION OUT WEST AS WELL WITH GOOD CONSISTENCY THE PAST FEW RUNS. THE ONLY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY BE MOVING THE LOW A LITTLE FAST PAST 60 HOURS OUT BUT THIS WILL NOT HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN LOW CENTER IS IN THE BERING SEA NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE OLD FRONT EXTENDING OFF THIS LOW STRETCHES INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT IS BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW. THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS MOVED FARTHER EAST AND IS VISIBLE ON SATELLITE EXTENDING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND OVER THE CORDOVA AREA. A TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BUT WILL NOT GAIN MUCH STRENGTH BECAUSE THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL CONTINUE TO THE EAST WHILE THE LOW WEAKENS AND HEADS UP PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IN THE BERING SEA THE LOW THAT IS NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWEST AS ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REPLACE IT IN THE EAST CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...STARTING OFF IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA...WHERE ONE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PURCHASE A SNOWFLAKE AS OF LATE...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH THE WEAK LOW MOVING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WHILE THE FAVORABLE POSITION OF THE LOW WILL PROBABLY CAUSE SOME SNOW IT SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT DUE TO A NUMBER OF OTHER UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH IT...THE LARGEST BEING THE LACK OF COLD AIR. WITH A LOW IN THE SOUND ONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME GOOD THERMAL PACKING AT 850 MB AND IT IS JUST NOT THERE. THIS ALONE WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT MAY FALL. ALSO THERE IS NOW ENOUGH WARM AR IN THE COOK INLET AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA IT IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT PRECIPITATION WILL EVEN BE SNOW AT THIS POINT...THOUGH IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT WILL COOL OFF ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE AT THIS POINT. THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH JUST TOO MUCH WARM AIR TO DEVELOP SNOW. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN VALDEZ WHERE COLD AIR CAN BE TAPPED FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. BRISTOL BAY WILL ALSO SEE RAIN AND SNOW WITH WARM ADVECTION MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE WILL BE A SMALL PATTERN SHIFT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WHICH LOOKS TO START SENDING THE LOWS AROUND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS INTO THE GULF AS OPPOSED THE BERING SEA IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE OVERALL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE MUCH HOWEVER SO THIS PATTERN OF BRINGING IN WARM AIR AND FROM THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE FOR AWHILE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 5:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:04 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 8, 2:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 8, 2:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 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.