Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 960, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051241 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES IN THE GULF. ON THU MORNING A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING ENTERS THE GULF. A 1004 MB LOW FORMS ON THE FRONT 100 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO SEWARD THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E TO NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060113 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES IN THE GULF. A WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW WILL FORM ON THE FRONT 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU EVENING AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND WESTWARD VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM AFTER MIDNIGHT...GUSTS TO SE 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING...GUSTS TO SE 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. A 1012 MB LOW FORMS ON THE FRONT OVER THE KENNEDY ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES NEAR SEWARD FRI MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING 25 TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT AND SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN SW 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061245 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 CORRECTION TO ZONE 120 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. A 1012 MB LOW FORMS ON THE FRONT OVER THE KENNEDY ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES NEAR SEWARD FRI MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. ..EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND....SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT AND SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN SW 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070054 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD SE WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. CAINES HEAD SOUTHWARD SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MAJOR UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER MOST OF THE STATE THIS MORNING IS
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO TWO SURFACE LOWS...ONE IN THE BERING AND ONE
MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. THESE TWO LOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE LOW IN THE
GULF WILL EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE WHILE THE LOW IN THE BERING WILL BE
ABSORBED INTO THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM
THE WEST. AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
RETROGRADE TO THE WEST...PROVIDING UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THE LOW
MOVING IN FROM THE SEA OF JAPAN. THIS RETROGRADE MOTION WILL CAUSE
THE LOW IN THE BERING TO MOVE SLIGHTLY WESTWARD AS WELL...BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY IT WILL WEAKEN AND GET ABSORBED BY THE STRONGER LOW TO
THE WEST AS IT LOSES ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT DURING THE SHORT TERM THIS
MORNING. FORECAST FOLLOWS THE GFS FOR THE SHORT TERM AGAIN. AFTER
60 HOURS MODELS START TO DISAGREE ON THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWS IN THE
BERING SEA. ALL OF THE MODELS WANT TO STRENGTHEN A NEW LOW MOVING UP
FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...HOWEVER THE FORECAST CENTRAL PRESSURE
VALUES VARY SLIGHTLY WITH THE GFS THE STRONGEST. THE CHOICE LAST
NIGHT AFTER ABOUT 80 HOURS WAS TO TREND TOWARD THE ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE AK RANGE...
COLD AIR POOLING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND DRAINING INTO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION KEEPS TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST AREAS
SO PRECIP WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE
TIGHTENED GRADIENT CAUSED BY THE LOW MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH IS
CAUSING GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE ALL ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION.
WINDS AND SNOW ARE COMBINING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND THROUGH THOMPSON PASS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOSE AREAS
TODAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE LOW PASSES
THROUGH AND THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ALSO
CONTINUE IN THE MARINE AREAS WHERE A BARRIER JET IS CAUSING SOME
STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST. A SECOND SHOT OF PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT WEST MOVES
THROUGH THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION. THIS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY GUSTY
WINDS BUT THE FLOW IS A LITTLE MORE SOUTHWESTERLY MEANING THAT
ANCHORAGE HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING SNOW.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING THE AK PEN...
ISOLATED LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE ARE
BEING AFFECTED BY THE LOW IN THE GULF...THIS INCLUDES MAINLY ILIAMNA,
WHERE CONTINUES TO FALL THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE THE LOW IN THE
BERING SEA IS BRINGING MOST OF THE WEATHER ONSHORE. BANDS OF SNOW
ARE CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF THIS EVENING HOWEVER THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MAKE IT
ONSHORE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING MORE WINDS AND PRECIP.
PRECIP WILL START OUT AS SNOW BUT SOON MIX WITH RAIN...FIRST IN THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION AND THEN INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS..
THE STRONG LOW CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS
EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THE MARINE AND A HIGH WIND
WARNING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AS THE
LOW MOVES EASTWARD BUT COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW SHOULD
CONTINUE TO TO KEEP THE WINDS HIGH FOR QUITE A WHILE. STORM WARNINGS
WILL PERVADE THE BERING AS THIS LOW PROGRESSES ACROSS THE REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THE LONG
TERM FORECAST. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON A LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
WINDS AND PRECIP INTO THE ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY AND ONTO THE MAINLAND
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SO EXPECT TO SEE A RAIN SNOW MIX ALONG
THE WEST COAST. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MAY ESCAPE THE WARM AIR FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND BUT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ALSO SEE RAIN BY THE
END.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 125 131
SNOW ADVISORY 121
HIGH WIND WARNING 191
HIGH WIND WATCH 187
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 132 140 179 185 171 180 165 160 155 150
STORMS 175 172 170
HURRICANE FORCE 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF DEC 07In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 4, 6:19 PM AKST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1119 PM AST TUE DEC 04 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0953 AM BLIZZARD 5 WSW WHITTIER 60.77N 148.79W
12/04/2007 AK ASOS
BLIZZARD OCCURRED BETWEEN 953 AM AND 200 PM ON THE 4TH.
PEAK WIND GUSTS WERE 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES WERE BETWEEN
ZERO AND ONE QUARTER MILE. ALSO VERIFIED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
FROM WFO ANCHORAGE.
&&
DVLocal storm report, Dec 4, 7:43 PM AKST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1243 AM AST WED DEC 05 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 100 SW SHEMYA 60.10N 148.65W
12/04/2007 M75 MPH AK OTHER FEDERAL
ACTUAL DISTANCE 175 MILES FROM SHEMYA. SATELLITE MEASURED
SCATTEROMETER WIND. VALUE TAKEN FROM AWIPS PLOT.
&&
DVLocal storm report, Dec 4, 7:53 PM AKST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1253 AM AST WED DEC 05 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 100 SW SHEMYA 60.10N 148.65W
12/04/2007 M75.00 MPH AK OTHER FEDERAL
ACTUAL DISTANCE 175 MILES FROM SHEMYA. LAT 50.85N LONG
171.36E. SATELLITE MEASURED SCATTEROMETER WIND. VALUE
TAKEN FROM AWIPS PLOT.
&&
DVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 12:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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