Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 193, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 14, 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 14, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 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 150029 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 460 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 150737 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1038 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 UPDATED ZONE 172. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 460 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1038 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 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. PKZ199-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSAGES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ,,,SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 14, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE TWO MAJOR LOWS ON THE WEATHER
MAP TODAY. ONE IS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN GULF TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS BEEN
TIGHTENING ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WEAK COLD AIR
ADVECTION IS ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS WEAK
UPPER LEVEL WAVES MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. THIS INITIAL
COLD ADVECTION COMBINED WITH THE TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS RESULTING IN GUSTY GAP WINDS...MOST NOTABLY FOR RESURRECTION BAY
AND PASSAGE CANAL WHERE GUSTS OF 30 KT OR GREATER HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
THE SECOND MAJOR LOW IS NOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TRACKING
EASTWARD. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BEING
OBSERVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES
IN POSITION OF LOW FORMING OVER NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY...BUT LITTLE
OR NO EFFECT ON FORECAST FOR THE REGION. LARGE MODEL DIFFERENCES AND
RUN-TO-RUN DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO EMERGE BY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY WITH A
LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THEREFORE...WILL STICK WITH
THE EXISTING FORECAST FROM THIS POINT ONWARD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...A BLOCKING PATTERN IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE
AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE
TO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY. THIS IN TURN WILL FORCE SHORT-WAVES
TO DROP SOUTHWARD AND CARVE OUT A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA AND THE GULF. THIS WILL TRANSPORT VERY COLD AIR SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE STATE INTO THE GULF WHICH WILL HELP MAINTAIN LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE GULF WHICH IN TURN WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND GUSTY WINDS. SO...THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND EXPECT DROPPING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY GAP WINDS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COASTAL REGION AS ARCTIC COLD AIR IS FORCED
THROUGH GAPS IN THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AKPEN AND KODIAK ISLAND WATERS WHERE A JET
SETS UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND MAXIMUM COLD ADVECTION
OCCURS. LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL PEAK ON SATURDAY MOST PLACES...THEN
DROP A BIT SUNDAY AND LEVEL OFF AS COLD ADVECTION WEAKENS...BUT
REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE GAPS DUE TO PRESSURE GRADIENT. THERE WILL
NOT BE ANY MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO EXISTING FORECAST...JUST MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO WIND SPEEDS...MAINLY TO INCREASE THEM.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW AFFECTING THE ALEUTIANS TODAY WILL
QUICKLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS EVENING. SO PRECIPITATION
WILL END WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND COLD ADVECTION WILL
BEGIN...RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS. AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES TO THE
CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY THE COLD ADVECTION AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
PUSHED EASTWARD TO THE FAR EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHERN AKPEN. COLD
ADVECTION ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL
SNOW SHOWERS. A STRONG FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SATURDAY AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS/BERING. SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AREA
AS THE RIDGE SERVES TO BLOCK THEM FROM MOVING FARTHER EAST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW BERING SEA RIDGE BREAKING
DOWN BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK AS SYSTEMS PUSH AGAINST IT FROM THE
EAST AND WEST AND THE REMNANTS OF THE RIDGE ARE PUSHED OFF TO THE
NORTH. 500MB 5-WAVE INDICATES TROUGH SETTING BACK UP OVER THE BERING.
MODELS DONT USUALLY HANDLE THE BREAKDOWN OF A BLOCKING HIGH TOO
WELL(USUALLY BREAK IT DOWN TO QUICKLY). IN ANY CASE THROUGH MOST OF
THE EXTENDED PERIOD EXPECT CONTINUATION OF COLD AND DRY OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA WITH ACTIVE WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING SEA
AND ALEUTIANS. PERHAPS A CHANGE OF PATTERN BY WEEKS END.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 150.
GALE WARNING 121 129 132 138 155 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 125 129 130 138 140 160
180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 14, 10:22 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days |
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