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Storm Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 1, 2008, 2:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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 1, 2008, 2:00 PM AKST (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 012251 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 200 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A 982 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND 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 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 925 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 012358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING 965 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTH OF ATKA LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 960 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 965 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021223 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 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. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES 375 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 966 MB LOW DEVELOPS 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR 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. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO E 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MID MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N 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 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THERE WAS A PROBLEM BACK EAST AND WE MISSED ALOT OF MODEL DATA THIS
MORNING. GFS IS COMPLETELY IN AND THE ECMWF IS ONLY IN THROUGH
96 HRS. WE MISSED ALL OF THE UKMET AND SOME SHORT TERM HOURS OF THE
OF THE 06Z NAM. THAT BEING SAID. THE GFS/ECMWF INITIALIZED FAIRLY
WELL ON TH SYNOPTIC SCALE AND DID A GOOD JOB WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC
LOW IN THE SHORT TERM. AT 60 HOURS OUT AND BEYOND WE TRENDED TOWARD
THE EC/NAM SOLUTION. THE GFS MOVE THE SECONDARY LOW TOO FAST TO THE
NORTH AND EAST. DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES IN THE EXTENDED WITH NO NEW
DATA FOR THE ECMWF BEYOND 96 HOURS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH OVER THE STATE WHICH BROUGHT THE SNOW TO
SOUTHCENTRAL IN NOW EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST ALASKA DOWN INTO THE
EASTERN GULF AND IS MOVING OUT OF OUR AREA BY THIS MORNING. A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH/CUTOFF LOW EXTENDING DOWN FROM THE BERING STRAIGHT
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY INTO THURSDAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND DRIFTING TO THE EAST
OVER THE MAINLAND. THE GFS HAS COME MORE IN LINE WITH THE ECMWF
SOLUTION FOR THE WEEKEND AS FAR AS THE TIMING AND MOVEMENT EASTWARD
OVER THE MAINLAND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW HAS MOVED EAST AND INTO THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. COLD ADVECTION HAS MOVED INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SKIES ARE CLEARING ALASKA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE
BEGUN TO DROP. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE
THE TEEN AROUND ANCHORAGE AND UP INTO THE 20S ALONG THE COAST.
A DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND
THROUGH MONDAY. THE NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA WILL BRING MOISTURE BACK INTO SOUTHCENTRAL BY WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST...
COLD DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND ALONG MUCH OF THE WEST COAST AREAS AND
BRISTOL BAY.
.BERING/ALEUTIANS...
THE COMPLEX LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND BE ABSORBED BY A SECONDARY LOW MOVING IN FROM THE
NORTH PACIFIC. THIS SECOND LOW WILL INTENSIFY INTO THE 950S IN THE
SAME GENERAL POSITION OF THE FIRST LOW BY TUESDAY. STRONG GALE/STORM
FORCE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE WEEK. EXPECT PRECIPITATION
TO FALL AS RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW IN MOST AREAS AS TEMPS WILL STAY IN
THE 30S. EXCEPTION WILL BE THE PRIBILOFS WITH ALL SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
.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
BUILDING OVER THE MAINLAND WILL REMAIN INTO THE MIDDLE OF WEEK WHEN
THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FINALLY MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 170 172 175 176.
GALES 121 129 138 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:59 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 1, 10:26 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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