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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 24, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 24, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250046 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE OVERNIGHT TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 20 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250212 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE OVERNIGHT TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 20 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250221 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 CORRECTED TYPO 120 130 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE OVERNIGHT TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING W OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY. A 967 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING WILL BRING A WEATHER FRONT TO THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO WEST AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Dec 24, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION AROUND THE GULF INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE. JET WELL TO THE SOUTH BUT PLENTY OF BAROCLINICITY
WITH THE LOW. STRONG COLD FRONT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WEST OF
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. THIS IS FED BY THE COLD CORE UPPER LOW NEAR THE
BERING STRAIT. MANY BLIZZARD WARNINGS IN EFFECT AROUND THE LOW
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW ALSO OCCURING. THIS
LOW IS TIED TO AN UPPER LOW SWINGING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF. THE
UPPER AND SURFACE LOW TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. THIS ALLOWS THE STRONG COLD FRONT BEHIND THE LOW TO MOVE
ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. THIS WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS TO THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF. THIS WILL
LIKELY CREATE MORE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER TO
THE EAST TOMORROW...STRONG GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE KENAI
PENINSULA WITH POCKETS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
BIG PICTURE...LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING TO MOVE OVER THE
MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND. CURRENT TRACK OF STORMS TO MOVE INTO THE GULF
BUT BY THE END OF THE WEEK STORMS MORE LIKELY TO SWING INTO THE
PANHANDLE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
MANY ADVISORIES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE
GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW. THE STRONG LOW NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND TO SWING EAST THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TOMORROW
NIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME...STRONG WINDS TO ENCIRCLE THIS LOW WITH
PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION AS WELL. ENOUGH WINDS AND PRECIP FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND PORTAGE VALLEY. HEAVY ENOUGH PRECIP
FOR HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. COLD AIR IS BACKED UP AT
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WITH THIS LOW IN THE GULF. WITH SOME RAIN AND SNOW
MIX NEAR KODIAK CITY...A PRETTY STRONG THERMAL GRADIENT HAS SET UP.
AS THE LOW SWINGS EAST TONIGHT...THIS WILL LEAD TO A STRONG WESTERLY
WIND DEVELOPING OUT OF THE GAPS OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND SPREAD OVER
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE BARREN ISLANDS TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NEAR
YAKUTAT TOMORROW WITH MORE GAP WINDS AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING OVER COOK INLET AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. IN ADDITION...THE
WRAP AROUND FROM THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL TOMORROW...BUT THE COLD ADVECTION WILL CREATE AREAS OF
OVERRUNNING PRECIP EARLY TOMORROW BEFORE BEGINNING TO SWITCH TO
WESTERLY. ONE OF THESE AREAS WILL BE THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
THEREFORE...HAVE DECIDED A SNOW ADVISORY IS NECESSARY FOR THE
ANCHORAGE AREA TOMORROW WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLSIDE
DUE TO THE UPSLOPE WESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS. THE LOW TO DISSIPATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...SO PRECIP AND WINDS WILL BE
ON THE DOWNTURN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE STRONG LOW NEAR KODIAK ALSO IS EFFECTING THE AREAS NEAREST THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME PRECIP TO SPREAD INTO
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE LOW WITH
THE TROWAL. STRONG SURFACE WINDS NEAR THE ALEUTIAN RANGE IN SOUTHWEST
ALASKA CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR ILIAMNA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BE SPARED ANY
PRECIPITATION FROM THIS LOW. HOWEVER...A LOW MOVING EAST THROUGH THE
BERING TO BRING PRECIP AND SOME MODERATE WINDS TO THE COAST LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW. AS THE LOW PULLS TO THE EAST
TOMORROW...PRECIP TO WANE OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING...
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING BEHIND THE LOW
NEAR KODIAK CREATING STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A
SMALLER LOW WORKING EAST ACROSS THE BERING HAS PASSED THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND WILL MOVE TO THE COAST THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...MODERATE
WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BERING WITH SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TOMORROW.
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SOME RAINFALL BY
TOMORROW NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BEYOND TOMORROW...THE COLD BERING STRAIT LOW TO RETROGRADE INTO
SIBERIA WITH A LOW WORKING TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. THIS
BRINGS US TO THE UNCERTAINTY PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THE EUROPEAN
MODELS PUSH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY...WHEREAS THE GFS AND A
MAJORITY OF ITS ENSEMBLES BRING IT INTO THE GULF. THE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN A BIT BETTER WITH THE GFS...SO LEANED TOWARD
THIS SOLUTION WITH A DECAYING LOW IN THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 161 171 THROUGH MIDNIGHT
125 THROUGH 3 AM AKST TONIGHT
121 TOMORROW
HEAVY SNOW WARNING 121 THOUGH 9 PM AKST TONIGHT
BLIZZARD WATCH 125 TOMORROW
SNOW ADVISORY 101 TOMORROW
MARINE...HURRICANE 130 132
STORM 120 138 140 150
GALE 121 125 129 141 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 165
180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:37 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 24, 7:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 8:10 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.