Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 181, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 3, 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 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 040031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE AS A 973 MB LOW NEAR 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY MORNING. A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA ON TUESDAY MORNING. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 955 MB AND MOVE TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA TUESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING IT WEAKENS TO 970 MB AND MOVES TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 041224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON 50 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB TUE AFTERNOON 50 NM WEST OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ 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 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. 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. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
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. $$
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 3, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
PATTERN CHANGE ABOUT HALFWAY COMPLETE THIS MORNING. THE WESTERN FLANK
OF THE UPPER LEVEL CUT-OFF HIGH EXTENDS SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN
BERING...WHILE THE INCREASINGLY POSITIVE TILT OF THE FEATURE HAS
BROUGHT THE EASTERN FLANK TO NORTH OF HUDSON BAY. THE WESTERN CUT-OFF
LOW REMAINS AROUND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA...AND THE EASTERN CUT-OFF
ENCOMPASSES THE GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...MAINLAND AK IS
COVERED WITH HIGH PRESSURE WITH LOWS NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
OVER KAMCHATKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN AGREEMENT IN BRINGING GULF UPPER CUT-OFF LOW INTO THE
BERING BY TUE AND MERGING IT WITH THE KAMCHATKA FEATURE WEST OF THE
BERING WED INTO THU. THIS WILL ALLOW AN UPPER RIDGE TO FORM OVER THE
GULF DURING THE SAME PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW NEAR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TRACKS UP SHELIKOF STRAIT AND THEN DISSIPATES LATER
ON TUE. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU. IN
THE WEST...A MASSIVE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CROSS ATTU TUE AFTERNOON
AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY LATE THU. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL REACH WESTERN AK WED. THE FORECAST FOLLOWS THE GFS
SOLUTION FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS. AT THAT POINT CONFIDENCE IN THAT
MODEL DIMINISHES RAPIDLY AS THE SOLUTION SHOWS LITTLE RUN TO RUN
STABILITY. THE REST OF THE FORECAST THEN USES THE EUROPEAN MODEL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
OVER THE WEST...DECAYING FRONTS IN THE FAR WEST WILL KEEP SOME SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE AREA TODAY. AS THE NORTH PAC LOW MOVES TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE IT WILL BE PRECEDED BY A STRONG FRONT PRODUCING
STORMS AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...AND SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THU AS THE LOW MOVES TO EASTERN
RUSSIA.
OVER SW AK...SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE UNTIL
THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW DISSIPATES LATE TUE. MOST OF THE SHOWERS
WILL FALL SOUTH OF THE KUSKOKWIM. AS THE LOW WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SHOWERS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE
SOUTHWEST WITH ONLY A BRIEF BREAK TUE NIGHT BEFORE THE BERING FRONT
MOVES ONSHORE. SOUTHWEST FLOW MEANS THIS WILL BE A SNOW MAKER FOR THE
AREA UNTIL LATE WED WHEN CONDITIONS ALOFT WARM TO AT LEAST CREATE A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR BRISTOL BAY. THE LOW MOVES EAST AND PRECIP
BECOMES SPOTTY ON THU.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...COLD CONDITIONS OVER THE INTERIOR
WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AS THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES
TOWARD SHELIKOF....THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND GALES AND STORM
FORCE WINDS SHOULD AFFECT MARINE AREAS AS FAR NORTH AS COOK INLET.
EAST FLOW WILL KEEP THE WESTERN GULF COAST IN LINE FOR SNOW THROUGH
TUE AFTERNOON. AMOUNTS ON WINDWARD SLOPES COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.
DURING THIS TIME THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTH AND BRINGS SNOW TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST. EXCEPT FOR SOME POSSIBLE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TUE
EVENING...THIS SHOULD REMAIN SNOW UNTIL RIDGING BUILDS IN ON WED. A
NEAR REPEAT FOR THE WESTERN GULF BEGIN LATER ON WED AS THE BERING
FRONT ARRIVES. SNOW ON THE WESTERN COAST WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THU
MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN SNOW FOR THE KENAI. THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD
WINDS ALOFT ARE SUFFICIENT TO CREATE LEEWARD DOWNSLOPING SO MAJOR
SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED INLAND FROM THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK AFTER THE LOW MOVES INTO
RUSSIA. ON FRI THE NEXT NORTH PAC LOW CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND THEN STALLS IN THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GALES WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE
WEEKEND. IN THE SOUTHWEST...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY GAP
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SECOND LOW. IN THE EAST...THE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND LOW WILL AGAIN BRING ONSHORE FLOW TO
COASTAL AREAS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER
ROUND OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND INLAND SHOWERS FOR THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 130 140 180
GALES 125 132 138 141 150 160 170 172 175
STORMS 120 130 140 141
HURRICANE FORCE 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 5:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| 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 | 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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