Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 179, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 2, 2007, 5:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 2, 2007, 5:30 PM AKST (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030731 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 UPDATED AREAS 130 138 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB MON EVENING THEN WILL DISSIPATE 180 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1030 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031312 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE INTENSIFIES TO 972 MB MON EVENING 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND 75 NM WEST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF KODIAK TUESDAY MORNING. IT WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 2, 12:00 PM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 12:00 PM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA IS STILL GUIDING A STRONG NORTHEASTERLY JET THROUGH EASTERN ALASKA, THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS MORNING. THIS JET HAS SUPPORTED THE STRONG WINDS BLOWING OUT OF THE CHANNELED TERRAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN CANADA AND THE BEAUFORT AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC IS PRODUCING AN EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. COLD, DRY AIR OVER WESTERN CANADA CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO EASTERN ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF... THE UPPER JET OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST INTO THE THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR MONDAY. STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE TO ABOUT 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK ISLAND MONDAY EVENING. A WARM FRONT FORMING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL SWING NORTHWEST INTO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL CHANGE TO JUST SNOW BY LATE EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE FLOW OVER THE GULF WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND MORE CLOUDS AND SOME SNOW WILL BACK OVER THE AREA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR THE CLOUDS OUT OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH TODAY. MORE CLOUDS AND WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. CLOUDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS THE FLOW BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY TUESDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY THEN WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY. A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY. WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BERING TUESDAY. A NEW STORM DEVELOPING EAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFY TO 954 MB NEAR ATTU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BUILD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA FRIDAY AND MOVE INTO WESTERN SATURDAY. HIS SERIES OF RIDGES AND SHORT WAVES WILL KEEP THE WEATHER OVER MAINLAND HIGHLY VARIABLE OVER THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. MARINE...GALE 130, 132, 138, 140, 150, 170, 172, 175, 176, 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:55 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 12:04 PM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 26 hr |
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