Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 935, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 25, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2007, 10:05 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 261226 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 963 MB LOW NEAR 52N 169W WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB NEAR 58N 161W THU MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 171W THU EVENING. $$ 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. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM 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. PKZ499-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 59N 159W THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 59N 177W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 173W THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NEAR 63N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT THE SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270305 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 605 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 UPDATED ZONE 413 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 59N 159W THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 59N 177W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 173W THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NEAR 63N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT THE SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 605 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 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. PKZ499-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 46N 178W INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 53N 158W AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 983 MB LOW 59N 178W WEAKENS TO 991 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 60N 176W WILL MOVE NEAR 63N 177W AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 49N 171W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 157W AND STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 148W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ499-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW AT 61N 174W WILL MOVE TO 64N 177W AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW AT 52N 163W WILL MOVE TO 54N 156W BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 49N 178W EARLY SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 61N 164W BY LAT SAT NIGHT AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 290000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 63N 172W REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR 61N 168W AND WEAKEN TO 1011 NM SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 291256 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ499-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW AT 64N 172W WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH TO 60N 169W AT 1013 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW AT 49N 178E WILL MOVE TO 51N 164W AT 991 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO 49N 149W AT 969 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W TO NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 300005 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 305 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB NEAR 50N 171W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB NEAR 51N 161W SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 49N 158W SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 305 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 305 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 305 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 305 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 25, 12:58 AM AKST, 10 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 12:58 AM AKST, 10 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
558 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING EAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL
GULF ALASKA AND IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A WELL DEFINED
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS NORTH FROM THE LOW INTO THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA AND INTO THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. STRONG COLD ADVECTION IS
OCCURRING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS TROUGH AXIS ALONG WITH SNOW FROM
THE KENAI NORTH TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
OVERRIDES THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW. THERE ARE ALSO SOME LOCALLY GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS FROM CHANNELED TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
SOUTH TO THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE TAPERING
OFF IN KODIAK...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REEMERGE
TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AS THE LOW PRESSURE AND
THE TROUGH AXIS DISCUSSED ABOVE MOVES EAST AND THE NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE WITH SNOW CONTINUING.
OUT WEST...THERE IS A SMALL SCALE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE JUST
NORTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS...AND A MAJOR LOW PRESSURE GATHERING
STRENGTH SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NAM/WRF CONTINUES TO INITIALIZE THE GULF LOW BETTER THAN ANY OTHER
MODEL...AND WILL SIDE WITH IT IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM IN THE
EAST. REGARDING THE UPCOMING MAJOR LOW OUT WEST...MODELS AGREE WELL
UP UNTIL IT GETS TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN PART
WAYS A BIT. GFS APPEARS TO HAVE A GOOD MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRACK
WHICH TAKES THE LOW CENTER ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE LOW TRANSFORMS
INTO AN ELONGATED TROUGH AXIS. FOR TODAY...THERE IS A SMALL SCALE
BUT POTENT LOW JUST WEST NORTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS ABOUT WHICH THE
MODELS HAVE LITTLE CLUE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
SEND SNOW NORTH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. LOCALIZED GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF A TROUGH AXIS ARE DEVELOPING...WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AROUND KACHEMAK BAY THIS MORNING AND
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN KENAI LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SEE WARNING STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. WE ARE STILL
EXPECTING SOME SNOWFALL FROM THE ANCHORAGE BOWL NORTH INTO THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS THE
MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW OVERRUNS THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW AT LOWER
LEVELS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE FINALLY SUBSIDED AT KODIAK THANKS
TO THE SNOWFALL ENDING. HOWEVER...FOR KODIAK VERY STRONG WINDS
ESPECIALLY IN CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH
LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A BREAK
IN THE ACTION FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES IN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING TRANQUIL WEATHER AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE
REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA FROM THE WEST. THIS LOW WILL BRING
PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A SMALL SCALE BUT POTENT LOW IS BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING AND PRIBILOFS TODAY. THE
NEXT LOW PRESSURE TO AFFECT THE REGION WILL BE MUCH LARGER SCALE
WITH STRONG UPPER JET SUPPORT. THIS LOW WILL TRACK ALONG OR JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS LATE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW
WILL BRING IN MUCH WARMER AIR. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT
BEFORE PRECIPITATION TURNS TO RAIN. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH THE
PRIBILOFS CLOSELY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THIS
SYSTEM...AS THEY WILL STAY IN THE COLD AIR WITH FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION AND WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
VERY COLD SHOWERY NORTHWEST FLOW IS LIKELY FOR THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY ONWARD. UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BE PRESENT
FROM THURSDAY ONWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND GULF OF
ALASKA...WITH A FEW AREAS OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE EMBEDDED IN THIS
CYCLONIC FLOW. EXPECT SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCASIONAL SHOTS OF
SNOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONES 121 125.
BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 181.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 130 132 138 150 155 165 170 351 352.
GALE WARNING ZONES 120 121 129 140 141 160 171 172 175 179
413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 120 121 125 129 130 132
138 140 141 150 160 165 180 185 411 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 24, 11:54 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 25, 10:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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