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Gale Warning 847, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2008, 4:00 PM 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 18, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2008, 4:00 AM 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 190019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON AS A 994 MB LOW MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190058 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTION 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON AS A 994 MB LOW MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190120 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 420 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 180 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON AS A 994 MB LOW MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 420 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191308 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 CORRECTED 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE TONIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A 994 MB LOW MOVES 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
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 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS... MODELS IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL SLIDE INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER FOLLOWING EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE INTERIOR. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD OVER WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ECMWF IS NOT AS AMPLIFIED WITH THIS RIDGE NEXT WEEK DUE TO A STRONG LOW REMAINING IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE ECMWF SCENARIO WOULD ALLOW A LONG WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE MAINLAND ON CHRISTMAS. WHEREAS THE GFS WOULD HAVE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE MAINLAND THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AS THE RIDGE BUILDS. .ANALYSIS... HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A STRONG STACKED LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A BOUNDARY OF WARMER AIR IS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. THIS HAS SET UP A SCENARIO OF RAIN AND SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE STRONG LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE BLIZZARD WARNING DUE TO WINDS AND CONTINUED SNOW. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. ENOUGH NORTHERLY FLOW FOR MODERATE WINDS IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE TO BREAK DOWN LATE TONIGHT AND FLOW TO TURN EASTERLY. THIS IS DUE TO A FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW PUSHING FROM KODIAK TO THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF AND SURROUNDING WATERS DURING THE EVENING WITH THIS FRONT. THE PARENT LOW TO SLIDE FAR ENOUGH TO THE SOUTH THAT PRECIP NOT TO REACH FARTHER THAN COASTAL LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. PRECIP TO WANE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE LOW SLIDES TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY ALONG THE WEST COAST WITH RAIN AND SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN FROM THE COAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ABOVE FREEZING TEMPS IN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. HOWEVER...WARM AIR ALOFT ENOUGH FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. PRECIP TO END IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW SLIDES SOUTHEAST. RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO REMAIN OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS INTO THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH TOMORROW. COLDER AIR TO FILTER IN WITH THE COLD CORE LOW MOVING CLOSER...SO PRECIP WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY. PRECIP WILL BE ON THE DOWN SIDE SATURDAY AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY IN THE GULF WITH COLDER AIR CONTINUING TO FILTER INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ANOTHER FRONT TO PUSH TO THE WEST COAST SUNDAY. BERING AND ALEUTIANS... A STRONG STACKED LOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF ADAK CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS AROUND IT. ENOUGH COLD AIR AND SNOW FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE LOW WILL BE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS IT PUSHES SOUTHEAST WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND ENDING THE BLIZZARD. THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW TO PULL INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT TO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A PARENT LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE BERING AND TO THE WEST COAST SUNDAY. THE PARENT LOW TO WEAKEN A SLOWLY MOVE TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... HIGH PRESSURE AND NO PRECIP TO REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN WESTERN ALASKA. A WEAKENING LOW/BOUNDARY TO SPLIT AND SLIDE THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A LOW TO TRAVERSE THE BERING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND ONSHORE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A FRONT REMAINING OVER THE BERING. HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE EASTERN BERING MID WEEK WITH A LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND CROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY ZONE 151 MARINE...GALE 130 132 140 160 172 175 176 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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