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Gale Warning 992, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 15, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161229
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR KISKA MON MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IT ELONGATES
INTO A 985 MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
BERING SOUTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT PUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161339 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 179

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR KISKA MON MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IT ELONGATES
INTO A 985 MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
BERING SOUTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT PUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161803 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 150

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR KISKA MON MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IT ELONGATES
INTO A 985 MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
BERING SOUTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
830 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 170739 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 170 HEADLINE.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
TUE AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB SURFACE LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR
MON MORNING AS 1005 MB LOW. A 994 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL
DEEPEN AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AS A 978 MB LOW MON MORNING
AND TO 120 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AS A 970 MB LOW MON AFTERNOON. THE STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN SLOWLY TO 980 MB 275 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 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 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A FAIRLY STABLE UPPER FLOW IS ESTABLISHED OVER ALASKA WITH AN UPPER
RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST BERING THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND AN UPPER TROUGH FROM NORTH OF BARROW TO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF ALASKA. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC CROSSING OVER BARROW
SUN NIGHT.  THIS WAVE WILL MOVE TO WEST CENTRAL INTERIOR ALASKA BY
TUE CAUSING THE TROUGH TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE WESTWARD.  THE UPPER
RIDGE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY WITH AN UPPER HIGH CUTTING OFF JUST WEST
OF ANADYR BY LATE MON AND WESTERLIES BREAKING THROUGH UNDER THE HIGH
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BY TUE.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM.  DIFFERENCES SHOW UP
MON IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.  THE GFS BRINGS THE NEXT LOW NORTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS LATE MON WHILE THE UKMET KEEPS THIS LOW SOUTH OF THE
CHAIN AND STRETCHES IT OUT ALONG 50N. WE WILL LEAN TOWARD THE UKMET
SOLUTION AS IT IS A BETTER FIT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL WESTERLIES
BREAKING THROUGH THE RIDGE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
COLD AND LOCALLY WINDY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH MONDAY.
SLOW COLD ADVECTION WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS WILL
THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF.
EXPECT LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. SOME OF THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE WESTERN GULF FROM  SOUTH OF CHIGNIK
NORTHEAST TO KENNEDY ENTRANCE. MANY OTHER AREAS OF IN CHANNELED
TERRAIN SUCH AS RESURRECTION BAY WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AS
WELL. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR MANY AREAS NEAR
SHORE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY DRY THROUGH MONDAY WITH
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SETUP FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS
SOUTH CENTRAL...EXCEPT THAT WINDS WILL GENERALLY NOT BE AS STRONG AS
SOUTH CENTRAL BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COLDER.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS TO THE WEST OF THE BERING SEA RIDGE. A MODERATELY
STRONG FRONT IS MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS
TODAY BRINGING GALES AND RAIN...OR SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. THIS FRONT
WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND STALL SUNDAY AS IT RUNS INTO THE HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
LIKELY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER AIR FLOW SHOULD PERSIST UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THINGS GET MORE
UNCERTAIN AFTER WEDNESDAY.  THE MODELS INDICATE RETROGRESSION OF THE
UPPER LEVEL ALASKA TROUGH TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AND BUILDING
AN UPPER RDIGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. IF CORRECT THIS WILL
BRING WARMER AND WETTER FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST OVER MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND BY LATE NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM  130 352
         GALE  121 129 132 138 150 155 165 172 175 176 185 351 411
                 412 413
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  121 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150
                 160 165 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RHH DEC 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC16 days
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC8 days
Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 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.