Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 191, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 13, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 13, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT FROM A PACIFIC LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ONSHORE MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING AND WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS EAST BY MONDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 164W MONDAY NIGHT AT 1005 MB. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. EAST OF 175W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 174W...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. EAST OF 174W...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT INCREASING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 150002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND ONSHORE MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN MONDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES EAST. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 164W MONDAY NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND WEAKEN IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151257 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 46N 160W WILL MOVE TO 61N 174W TUESDAY NIGHT AT 998 MB. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 176W TUESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 160002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE WITH A 999 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 49N 176W. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB BY WED AFTERNOON NEAR 53N 171W. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 48N 162W WILL MOVE TO 56N 170W TUE AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 995 BY THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 64N 174W. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 52N 167W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 66N 167W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178W WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE TO 52N 168W WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 176W...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. EAST OF 176W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 176W...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. EAST OF 176W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 13, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TWO LONG WAVE TROUGHS ARE ESTABLISHED ON BOTH SIDES OF ALASKA...ONE
OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A SECOND OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. A BLOCKING
RIDGE IS IN PLACE OVER THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA SENDING SYSTEMS
NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. AT THE SURFACE...A
1054 MB HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHICH HAS
DRIED OUT THE REGION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT LEADS TO HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE. BEYOND THAT
DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO SHOW UP OUT WEST. IT SEEMS THAT THE MODELS ARE
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE IMPULSES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS IS
MOST EVIDENT BEYOND 48 HOURS WHEN THE THE NAM AND GFS ARE IN RELATIVE
AGREEMENT...BUT THE UKMET AND ECMWF PLACE THE LOW 350 MILES TO THE
NORTHWEST. FROM THIS POINT...THE 4 MODELS DIVERGE WILDLY AS THE LOW
WEAKENS AND APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. FURTHER WEST...A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SEPARATING THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER EASTERN
SIBERIA FROM THE ALEUTIANS WILL MAKE SOME PROGRESS INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. THE GFS IS TRENDING THIS FRONT STRONGER WITH EACH RUN SO
WE WILL BE NUDGING TOWARD THE GFS...WHICH WILL BUMP UP THE WINDS IN
THE BERING SEA OFFSHORES TO STORM FORCE. NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN THE
EAST DOMAIN...ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO CLOUD COVER AND LOCAL WINDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
A STABLE WEATHER PATTERN IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE...THE CHALLENGE IN THE
FORECAST WILL BE DETERMINING WHERE FOG WILL DEVELOP AND THE STRENGTH
OF THE GAP WINDS. ALONG THE COAST...THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
THIS MORNING SO WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY WHEN A WEAK
SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND INCREASES THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
MONDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. FOG HAS
BEEN LIMITED TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY
INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL SPREAD ANYWHERE ELSE. CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY
IMPROVING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN ANCHORAGE BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY GOOD
REASONS WHY MORE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL RETURN LATER THIS EVENING.
THE CLOUDS ARE LIMITING OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES LOCALLY. OUTSIDE
OF ANCHORAGE...TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING TO 5 TO 30 BELOW.
MONDAY...A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BRINGING SOME CLOUDS...BUT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SKIES WILL QUICKLY CLEAR OUT ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES BACK OVER THE AREA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS KEEPING A STRATUS DECK BETWEEN 500
AND 1000 FEET OVER MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW IS
FALLING OUT OF THE STRATUS IN MANY PLACES BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. DENSE FOG HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
ALTHOUGH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE INCREASING WHICH WILL HELP ERODE
WHAT IS LEFT OF THE FOG. ONE FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THIS DOMAIN WILL
BE THE STRENGTH AND IMPACT OF THE SHORT WAVE MOVING ONSHORE SUNDAY
NIGHT. AM LEANING TOWARD THE GFS WHICH HAS MORE PRECIPITATION
SPREADING INLAND THROUGH MONDAY. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT COULD
LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT ON
SUNDAY.
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SHORT WAVE...THE MODELS DIVERGE SO CONFIDENCE
IS NOT HIGH BEYOND TUESDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REBUILD OVER THE INTERIOR WHICH WILL KEEP THE AREA MOSTLY CLEAR AND
COLD INTO MID WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A FRONT IS WEAKENING OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH TO BRING RAIN TO DUTCH HARBOR
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CHANGE AS COLD AIR BEGINS TO MOVE FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TONIGHT. 1036 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AHEAD OF A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY
WEAKEN AS IT PROGRESSES WEST AND ENCOUNTERS THE LONG WAVE BLOCKING
RIDGE OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 165 170 171 172 179 180.
STORM WARNING...176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 13, 5:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 14, 12:07 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 21 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.