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Storm Warning 163, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 30, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 301259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008 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. PKZ499-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. FREEZING SPRAY N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. FREEZING SPRAY N. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. FREEZING SPRAY N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W AND S. SNOW AND RAIN S. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000
FZAK62 PAFC 010023
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008
WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.
PKZ499-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173W MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A 971 MB LOW
MOVES TO 41N 174W MONDAY EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 44N 172W
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB. A SECONDARY 964 MB LOW
MOVES TO 48N 167W TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
$$
PKZ411-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008
...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...
NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 180...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
SOUTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 180...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT.
.MON...
NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 180...NE WIND 25. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
SOUTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 180...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
$$
PKZ412-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
$$
PKZ413-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008
...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
$$
PKZ414-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS W. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
$$000 FZAK62 PAFC 011248 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 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. PKZ499-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175W MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179E MOVES TO 46N 173W TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB. THIS LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 971 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 49N 163W TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 26 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND E. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 27 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND E. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 012358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176W MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING 965 MB LOW NEAR 43N 172W LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 47N 173W AT 960 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 965 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 021223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 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. PKZ499-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 44N 172W MOVES TO 47N 168W WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 966 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50N 170W TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PASS THROUGH SAINT PAUL ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND E. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N TO NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT S OF 57N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 030000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 959 MB LOW NEAR 46N 171W WEAKENS TO 975 MB NEAR 51N 168W THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 51N 159W LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 56N 174W AT 976 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 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. PKZ499-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AT 52N 165W FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031556 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AT 52N 165W FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 040006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 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. PKZ499-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 49N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 53N 163W FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE TO 57N 170W THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 53N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL IN THE BIG PICTURE BUT WERE
ALL OFF ON THE DETAILS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. THEY ALL HAD THE LOW TOO FAR WEST. THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE
CORRECTED AND THE 12Z NAM LOOKS BETTER THAN THE 12Z GFS WHICH STILL
IS TOO FAR WEST. WHAT IS KEY AT THIS POINT IS THAT EACH MODEL HAS
PICKED UP ON AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW BUT
NEITHER HAS THE FULL STORY. THE GFS HAS THE LOW BLASTING INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN...WHICH IS WHERE IT IS HEADING RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER
THIS LOW WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS EAST OF
SEWARD AND MOVES INTO THE SOUND TONIGHT. THE NAM HAS THIS. COMBINE
THEM AND THAT IS WHAT WILL LIKELY HAPPEN.
IN THE WEST THE MODELS ARE ARE HANDLING THE LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS PRETTY GOOD.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS MENTIONED IN
THE PREVIOUS SECTION THE LOW IS PUSHING THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
BUT IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING AS A SECONDARY LOW
DEVELOPS EAST OF SEWARD AND MOVES INTO THE SOUND OVERNIGHT AS THE
MAIN LOW.
COLD ADVECTION MOVING UP COOK INLET FROM THE SOUTHWEST IS CAUSING
SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE REGION AS THE PRESSURE SURGE FOLLOWS THE LOW
NORTHWARD. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THE EVENING AND A GOOD
OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT IN THE ANCHORAGE IS EXPECTED...RESULTING IN
THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
IN THE WEST A LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING IN MORE
STRONG WINDS AND A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION. THERE SHOULD BE SNOW
IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS SYSTEM FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA AS COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN
TO RAIN AS THE WARM CORE MOVES NORTHWARD. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW. THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PROBABLY NOT SEE AS MUCH BLOWING
SNOW AS THE PAST TWO DAYS SINCE THEY WILL BE IN THE WARM SECTOR OF
THE SYSTEM WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW AND WARM ADVECTION.
THERE IS ALSO A SMALL BUT INTENSE POLAR VORTEX TRACKING JUST NORTH OF
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS BRINGING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THOSE
ISLANDS. THIS LOW IS SMALL IN SCALE AND IS AFFECTING ST PAUL MUCH
MORE THAN ST GEORGE. THIS LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY EARLY
EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THEN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG AND NEARLY STATIONARY LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURE INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE
STATE BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
WHEN THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FINALLY MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...GALE 120 121 125 150 155 165 171 176.
STORM 130 132 138 170 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 3:58 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 10:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Nov 29, 10:53 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 54 hr |
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