Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 200, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 2, 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 2, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 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 030000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 975 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE AND 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE AND 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030028 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 975 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE AND 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS DID A GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZING AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN
THE SHORT TERM EXCEPT FOR THE GFS OUT WEST. THE ECMWF AND THE NAM
SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE NEXT FRONTAL WAVE ROTATING AROUND
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN SUPPORT THE ECMWF POSITION. SO OUT WEST WE
TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF AND IN THE EAST USING THE NAM FOR ITS DETAIL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE CUTOFF LOW CONTINUES TO REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY INTO WEDNESDAY
WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA.
AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF/PANHANDLE. THE WESTERN LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH AND
DRIFT EAST OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHILE A DECENT RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE DEVELOPING TO THE WEST THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST INTO
CANADA BY THIS EVENING. MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF WILL RESULT IN
INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY. AS THE UPPER TROUGH ROTATES IN FROM THE WEST
THE UPPER FLOW TURNS SOUTHERLY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK IN THE
TWENTIES BY WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST...
WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT TODAY TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MODERATE
WITH WARM ADVECTION PUSHING INTO BRISTOL BAY BUT EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO
REMAIN AS SNOW BUT WITH WARM AIR MOVING IN ALOFT WE MAY SEE SOME
FREEZING RAIN ALONG LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG BRISTOL
BAY. ELSEWHERE EXPECT GENERALLY DRY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN
NORTHERLY AND GUSTY ALONG THE WEST COAST AND BRISTOL BAY.
ALASKA PENINSULA/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
WITH THE LOW COMPLEX IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY WINDY OVER MOST AREAS THROUGH TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WITH THIS LOW ALMOST STATIONARY THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG NORTHWESTERLIES INTO THURSDAY. EXPECT STRONG
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT FOR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AGAIN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODEL ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN TO NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. WHILE A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW DEEPENS AND MOVE INTO THE THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY
MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 176 185.
GALES 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 6:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 3, 9:26 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:58 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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