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Storm Warning 187, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 5, 2007, 12:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 5, 2007, 12:20 AM AKST (09:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051419 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 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 520 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 65 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 45 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA FRI MORNING AND WEAK TO 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW FORMING 270 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND STRENGTH TO 979 MB FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 996 MB LOW 660 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 4, 11:19 PM AKST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 11:19 PM AKST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
419 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST BERING IS THE
MOST DOMINANT FEATURE THIS MORNING. BROAD CIRCULATION AROUND THIS
LOW ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH ALL OF THE FORECAST
AREA BEING UNDER WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW. HOWEVER...ARCTIC AIR IS
PERSISTING IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL...AS WELL AS
IN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A STRONG FRONT IS HEADING OUT
WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW THIS MORNING...AND IS POSITIONED OVER THE FAR
EASTERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY...EXCEPT FOR THE
OBVIOUS OUTLIER THE UKMET. BEYOND THAT...MODELS DIVERGE
SIGNIFICANTLY AND WE ARE FAVORING THE ECMWF DUE TO ITS RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF HAS PRETTY MUCH
DISSIPATED...BUT A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PERSISTS THIS
MORNING...THUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS SLOW TO END
ESPECIALLY FROM CORDOVA TO VALDEZ AND LOW CLOUDS ARE SLOW TO ERODE
ELSEWHERE. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TODAY AND WINDS
WHERE STILL BLOWING WILL DECREASE AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH DISSIPATES
FURTHER. THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL IS THE FRONT WHICH
IS OVER THE FAR EASTERN BERING THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW FORMING ALONG
THE FRONT SOMEWHERE AROUND THE KENNEDY ENTRANCE THURSDAY AND MOVING
TO SEWARD THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT BE
TERRIBLY STRONG WITH JUST GALES EXPECTED IN MARINE AREAS. THIS
SYSTEM HAS A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TRAJECTORY AND STANDS A BETTER
CHANCE TO BRING SNOW TO INLAND AREAS...SUCH AS ANCHORAGE...THAN WITH
THE LAST SYSTEM. THE BEST SHOT OF PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS WILL
COME THURSDAY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR KODIAK WHICH WILL RECEIVE MOST OF ITS
PRECIP...MAINLY AS RAIN...ON THURSDAY. COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL WILL
HAVE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE
ACTION ON FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FOR SATURDAY. THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS TO HAVE A LOT OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE WITH IT...AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS OVER MANY AREAS.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
A FAIRLY STRONG FRONT MOVING OUT AHEAD OF THE SOUTHWEST BERING LOW
WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OVER MANY AREAS. THERE IS WARMER AIR MOVING
IN WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY THE BRISTOL BAY
AREA...WILL CHANGE TO RAIN. THERE WILL BE A BREAK THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE A MAJOR LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING BRINGS
STRONG WINDS AND PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY RAIN...BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
BERING/ALEUTIANS...
A VERY STRONG...BUT SLOWLY WEAKENING...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FAR
SOUTHWEST BERING CONTINUES TO BRING VERY STRONG WINDS IN ITS
VICINITY. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO
NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ON THURSDAY. LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...TWO LOW
PRESSURE AREAS MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE EAST OF THE TWO
LOWS NEAR UNALASKA ISLAND ABSORBS THE OTHER LOW AND STRENGTHENS
FURTHER AS IT CONTINUES NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
POOR MODEL AGREEMENT IS PRESENT FROM SUNDAY ONWARD. GOOD CONFIDENCE
AT LEAST IN THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUING WITH NUMEROUS
STRONG AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 187 AND 191.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 172 175 176 413.
GALE WARNING ZONES 120 125 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160
165 170 179 180 185 351 352 411 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY DEC 07In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 4, 7:43 PM AKST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1243 AM AST WED DEC 05 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 100 SW SHEMYA 60.10N 148.65W
12/04/2007 M75 MPH AK OTHER FEDERAL
ACTUAL DISTANCE 175 MILES FROM SHEMYA. SATELLITE MEASURED
SCATTEROMETER WIND. VALUE TAKEN FROM AWIPS PLOT.
&&
DVLocal storm report, Dec 4, 7:53 PM AKST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1253 AM AST WED DEC 05 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 100 SW SHEMYA 60.10N 148.65W
12/04/2007 M75.00 MPH AK OTHER FEDERAL
ACTUAL DISTANCE 175 MILES FROM SHEMYA. LAT 50.85N LONG
171.36E. SATELLITE MEASURED SCATTEROMETER WIND. VALUE
TAKEN FROM AWIPS PLOT.
&&
DVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.