Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 214, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 29, 2007, 2:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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 29, 2007, 2:50 PM AKST (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300450 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 UPDATED ALL ZONES 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. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 480 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO E 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...COLD BAY AND WEST...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF COLD BAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO N 45 KT BY MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 750 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON AND MERGE WITH A 975 MB LOW ABOUT 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 430 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AND DEEPEN TO A STORM FORCE 962 MB LOW BY MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB BY LAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SAND POINT W...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SAND POINT S AND E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAND POINT W. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. ALL HAVE MOVED THE TRACK OF THE
ALEUTIAN LOW A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH BRINGING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS DRIFTED A
LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THAN ORIGINALLY PROGGED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
STILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA. LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND IS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN
BEFORE AND IS MOVING SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE LOW
IS ALSO KEEPING THE RIDGE OVER BRISTOL BAY FROM BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL AK AND THE GULF...
A 993 MB LOW 100 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST TO 40
MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST.
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL SWING THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND THIS TONIGHT AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL
SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AK TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SWING WEST INTO BRISTOL BAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH
KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING.
A LARGE INTENSE STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE GULF MONDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVE TO NEAR NOME SUNDAY MORNING
THEN WILL DISSIPATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE BERING
SEA WILL SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
A STORM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 280 MILES SOUTH
OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 450 MILES SOUTH OF
CHIGNIK SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY AND
INTO KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A STRENGTHENING 992 MB LOW, SOUTH OF CENTRAL ALEUTIANS, WILL MOVE
EAST AND DEEPEN TO 986 MB 150 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT
THEN WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 40 TO 60 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. GALE TO
POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LARGE STORM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT WILL DRIFT
EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY.
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING TUESDAY NIGHT THEN TURN EAST INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 185.
BLIZZARD WATCH 181.
MARINE...GALE 121 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 138 140 155 160
165 170 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 6:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 95 min | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 12:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 29, 5:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 29, 8:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 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.