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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041513 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 175 176 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. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON 50 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB TUE AFTERNOON 50 NM WEST OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 050008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 360 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 968 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 155 NM EAST OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KTS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 20 FT. SW 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 22 FT. SW WIND 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050745 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 UPDATED ZONE 160 AND 180. 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. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 360 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 968 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 155 NM EAST OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1045 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1045 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 20 FT. SW 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 22 FT. SW WIND 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW AT 970 MB ON THU...THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BERING STRAIT LATE THU NIGHT. ON THU NIGHT...A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR AMCHITKA...AND A 970 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF HIGH CONTINUES TO HOLD STRONG NORTH OF THE STATE
THIS MORNING WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING DOWN OVER THE BERING SEA.
MEANWHILE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC A BAROTROPIC LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING
EASTWARD INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS CAUSED BY
THE INCREASED GRADIENT AND COLD AIR ADVECTION HAVE TAPERED OFF THIS
MORNING...HOWEVER AS THE LOW PROGRESSES FURTHER NORTHEASTWARD THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN. MEANWHILE IN THE ALEUTIANS THE
NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE IS BRINGING COLD
TEMPERATURES AND SOME GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
UNTIL THE LOW IN NORTH PAC MOVES INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON
AND THE GRADIENT WEAKENS OUT WEST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
12Z RUNS OF THE MODELS HAVE COME TOGETHER ON THE SOLUTIONS FROM THE
SHORT TERM THROUGH THE MID RANGE. PREVIOUS MODEL RUN OF THE GFS AND
NAM DIFFERED BETWEEN THE ORIENTATION OF THE ISOBARS IN THE GULF OF AK
AS THE N PAC LOW MOVES INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT. HOWEVER THE NEW RUN
SHOWS VERY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS...AND CLOSER TO THE 06Z RUN OF THE GFS.
WITH THE CONSISTENCY OF THE GFS IT IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AGAIN
TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE AK RANGE...
WITH THE COLD AIR POOLING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE MAT VALLEY AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION TODAY.
THESE WILL TAPER OFF A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO PICK
UP AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD AND THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS. NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE GAPS AND DOWN COOK INLET ARE
CONTINUING TO CAUSE GALE AND EVEN STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THESE AREAS
TODAY. COLD TEMPERATURES MEAN THAT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS ALSO
PREVALENT IN SMALLER MARINE AREAS LIKE RESURRECTION BAY. NORTHWARD
PROGRESSION OF THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL BRING A FRONT TO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION...WHILE WINDS WITH THIS FRONT ARE NOT TOO STRONG
THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. THIS MAY
CREATE A SNOWFALL ADVISORY FOR THE HOMER BLUFF AREA TOMORROW AND
POSSIBLY 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALDEZ AREA TOMORROW NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE THE SNOW WILL BE BRIEF AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.
WEST OF THE AK RANGE INCLUDING THE ALEUTIANS...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TODAY AS THE LOW IN THE NORTH
PAC MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AND THE RIDGE MOVES IN BEHIND IT. COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS IN PARTICULAR BUT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND EASTWARD THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND AK PEN A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED AS THE LOW IN SHELIKOF STRAIT BRINGS AN INVERTED TROUGH
THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW. IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
CONDITIONS ARE CHILLY BUT CALM TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
AS A LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SEA OF JAPAN. MODELS ARE FORECASTING A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 955 MB ON THIS LOW AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE MARINES STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE LAND AREAS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS HAVE BEEN VARIABLE IN THE LONG TERM SO NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE
IN THE FORECAST. HOWEVER AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE A RETURN TO
WARMER WINDY WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE STATE. THE STRONG LOW
ENTERING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A FRONT WITH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ONTO THE
WEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. GFS IS FORECASTING A SECOND LOW TO FORM ALONG THIS FRONT
AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION ON FRIDAY. WHETHER THIS WILL
OCCUR AND EXACTLY HOW WARM THE TEMPERATURES GET BY THE END OF THE
WEEK IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 191
HEAVY SNOW ADVISORY 121
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 130 140 141
GALE 125 130 132 138 141 150 155 165 180 170 172 185
STORM 120 140 175
HURRICANE FORCE 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 85 min | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 4, 9:29 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 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.