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Gale Warning 933, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ499-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 54N 155W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 59N 175E MON EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB NEAR 59N 179W TUE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 46N 178W TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR 53N 169W WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 250000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 59N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 153W WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB IN THE EASTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176W TUE AFTERNOON WILL DEEPEN TO 966 MB NEAR 53N 163W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251247 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ499-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DISSIPATES OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 48N 174W TUE EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 52N 164W WED MORNING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 967 MB NEAR 56N 159W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251441 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 545 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 UPDATED ZONE 413 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DISSIPATES OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 48N 174W TUE EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 52N 164W WED MORNING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 967 MB NEAR 56N 159W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 5450 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 260025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ499-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 55N 166W WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 969 MB NEAR 58N 155W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261226 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 963 MB LOW NEAR 52N 169W WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB NEAR 58N 161W THU MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 171W THU EVENING. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 23, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1230 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL IS OVERALL PREFERRED. SUCCESSIVE GFS MODEL RUNS HAVE SLOWED DOWN CENTER MOVING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TUE AND WED. THIS IS FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE UMKET. FOR NOW WILL BLEND HEAVILY TOWARD THE 12Z GFS ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .EAST... SHOULD BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONE 121 ON AFTER FORECAST PACKAGE. STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON THE BACKSIDE AND COLD ADVECTION IS CONTINUING UP COOK INLET AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLD ADVECTION SHOULD SPREAD TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/NORTH KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. EXPECT MAY SEE AREAS OF PATCHY FOG OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. STRONG NW TO SW WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND COOK INLET WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY MON MORNING AS NEXT NPAC CENTER MOVES TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. 970S MB CENTER NEAR KODIAK EARLY MON MORNING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY DRIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF ON TUE EVENING. CURRENT FORECAST TRACK HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS. IF CURRENT RUN HOLDS THEN EXPECT PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW OVER KODIAK LATE TONIGHT AND SHOULD CHANGE OR MIX WITH RAIN MON. WARM ADVECTION IN ADVANCE OF LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD PRODUCE A MIX OR RAIN/SNOW OVER THE KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF MON ALONG WITH STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTH GULF WATERS. EXPECT SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE WITH COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. IF ALL HOLDS TRUE...THEN COULD SEE A FAIR SNOW EVENT FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL MON NIGHT...THOUGH THERE IS STILL A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY OF LOW POSITION. .WEST...MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS HANDLING OF NPAC LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. SAT PICTURE SHOWS DUEL CENTERS WITH NORTHERN MOST NEAR 51N 165W THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT IS BECOMING THE DOMINATE CENTER. THE GFS40 PICKS THIS CENTER UP AND CARRIES IT SOUTH OF MARINE AREA 150 EARLY MON MORNING. CURRENT POSITION AND FORECAST TRACK LOOK FAVORABLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AK PEN TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY OVER 181 AND 185 ARE SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT. FOR NOW WILL LET RUN AND SEE HOW THIS DEVELOP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NEXT STORM CENTER MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AND AND TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED MORNING. TIMING OF STORMS AND GALES WILL BE ADJUSTED SOME THIS FORECAST PACKAGE AS SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE SLOWER THEN PREVIOUS RUNS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 181. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ZONES 185 AND 161. MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINE PACKAGES FOR ADJUSTMENTS. 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 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:37 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 24, 7:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 8:10 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.