Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 160, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 18, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... 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. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 170022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW MON MORNING AND TO 54N 177E AS A 970 MB LOW MON AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN SLOWLY TO 980 MB VICINITY 56N 171E TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 170057 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175E THIS EVENING MOVES TO 54N 177E AND INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 56N 171E TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 171238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB NEAR NEAR KISKA MOVES TO 56N 174E TUE AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 981 MB. A STRENGTHENING 981 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 49N 179E LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 180015 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 58N 144W THIS AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 988 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 57N 141W THEN WEAKENS FURTHER TO 993 MB NEAR 56N 139W WED AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON NEAR 59N 144W AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 180152 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 455 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 CORRECT SYNOPSIS WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 53N 178E WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB 56N 175E TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 984 MB NEAR 55N 166E WED AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 45N 172E TUE AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 966 MB WED AFTERNOON NEAR ADAK. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177E MOVES TO 55N 171E LATE TONIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 981 MB. A 971 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO NEAR ADAK WED MORNING THEN MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 55N 175W LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 190004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WILL DEEPEN TO 966 MB 250 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB 275 NM EAST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WITH A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE BERING TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST TUE DEC 18 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm 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 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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