Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 816, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 6, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 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 6, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2008, 9:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 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. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MON. A 969 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SOUTH 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 071242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080631 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT UPPER LEVELS THIS MORNING IS A TROUGH OVER EASTERN ASIA...A RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS...AND A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND THE MAINLAND. THE PATTERN IS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED WITH THE
TROUGHS EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE TROPICS AND THE RIDGE EXTENDING
NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. GETTING INTO A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL...THERE IS A SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF ATKA RACING SOUTH INTO
THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG A NORTHERLY UPPER JET. THIS LOW STILL HAS
SOME LINGERING STORM FORCE WINDS ON ITS NORTHWEST SIDE. ANOTHER
SURFACE LOW IS POSITIONED IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF JUST SOUTH OF
CHIGNIK. THIS WEAK LOW IS MORE DETACHED FROM THE UPPER LEVEL JET AND
WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. A VERY MILD AIRMASS IS IN PLACE FROM THE EASTERN
BERING EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...BUT AN UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA THIS MORNING MOVING SOUTH
WILL BRING A GRADUAL RETURN TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE
AREA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL THROUGH ABOUT THURSDAY.
THE MAIN MODEL ISSUE IS AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR GULF
LOW MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY ISSUES AND THUS WE WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS FREEZING RAIN. ANCHORAGE SOUNDING
CONTINUES TO BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR FREEZING RAIN...BUT THANKFULLY
PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN QUITE LIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR ANY HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MAKING IT TO PORTIONS OF THE COOK
INLET REGION WHICH ARE STILL BELOW FREEZING. THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD
BEGIN TO GRADUALLY COOL TONIGHT WITH THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT GOING
AWAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE FAR WESTERN GULF TO JUST
SOUTH OF SEWARD AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANY
SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH THE
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WHERE A DECENT
OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT SHOULD SET UP. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AND
WILL BE A MAJOR PLAYER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SHOULD TAPER
OFF BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AS COLDER DRIER AIR WORKS IN FROM THE NORTH.
THROUGH TONIGHT...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION AROUND BRISTOL BAY WILL
FALL AS RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX...WHILE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COULD
CONTINUE TO SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING BEFORE COLDER DRIER
AIR MOVES IN THIS AFTERNOON.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE LOW JUST EAST OF ATKA WILL RACE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
TODAY...ALLOWING FOR STRONG COLD ADVECTION FROM THE CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS EAST. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS
THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY PROGRESS EAST AS A FRONT MOVES EAST INTO
THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT
WILL HAVE TROUBLE MOVING ANY FURTHER EAST THAN ABOUT 173W AS IT HITS
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND SOME OF THE ENERGY IS ABSORBED INTO
THE STRENGTHENING GULF LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...EXPECT LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING...AND LOW
PRESSURE IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING. THE MODELS FALL APART BEYOND
THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 412 413.
GALE WARNING ZONES 172 175 185 411.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 1:22 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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