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Storm Warning 201, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 3, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 3, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 3, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 4, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031240
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-040300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW
AND RAIN. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031531 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

UPDATED ZONES 125 129 138 140

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-040300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. GUSTS 
TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN
GULF WED NIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE EARLY THU MORNING. A 
995 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WED 
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE 100 NM EAST OF SEWARD THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E
WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040322 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

UPDATED ZONE 129

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN
GULF WED NIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE EARLY THU MORNING. A 
995 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WED 
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE 100 NM EAST OF SEWARD THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E
WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041251
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB
NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING THU
EVENING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY NOON. NEAR THE COAST
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...ECMWF/UKMET INITIALIZED BEST WITH LOW COMPLEX
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE MAIN 950S CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
IS HANDLED RELATIVELY WELL BY ALL MODELS. THE DIFFERENCES IN
SOLUTIONS OCCUR WITH THE TIMING OF THE NEXT WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC COMPLEX. THE ECMWF/UKMET SHOWS A FASTER TRACK AND
PLACES A 970S CENTER JUST NORTH OF THE AK PEN WED AFTERNOON. THE GFS
AT THAT TIME HAS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AK PEN A SOMEWHAT FURTHER EAST.
STRONG NORTH PACIFIC JET WOULD FAVOR THE FASTER ECMWF MOVEMENT. SINCE
THERE IS NO PERFECT SOLUTION...WILL BLEND THE SHORT TERM GRIDS WITH
THE 12Z ECMWF AND WILL TRANSITION BLEND TOWARD THE GFS AFTER THU
EVENING. REGARDLESS WHAT SOLUTION VERIFIES...WARMER AND WETTER
WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.UPPER LEVELS...THE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE PACIFIC TO OVER THE
SW MAINLAND SHIFTS EAST AS THE TROUGH ALONG 170W SLOWLY TRANSLATES
EAST. AS THE RIDGE RETREATS AND THE TROUGH MOVES EAST...EXPECT MUCH
OF THE GULF AND SOUTH MAINLAND TO COME UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS
WILL TRANSLATE INTO WETTER AND WARMER WEATHER. BY WED...A HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS EVIDENT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND CONTINUES
THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES
TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW WITH THIS
SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SE EXPOSURES OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES NORTH AND SPREADS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO
SOUTHCENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF WED/THU AS WAVE HEADS INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA. SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT WARMING WITH THIS FRONT WITH A
TRANSITION FROM SNOW A MIX INLAND AND A MIX TO RAIN ALONG THE COASTS
THU. ALSO EXPECT FAIRLY STRONG SE WINDS IN ADVANCE OF FRONT WITH
STRONG GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WED. WINDS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE
GULF THU...BUT GAP WINDS LIKELY TO HOLD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A
SURFACE LOW HOLDING IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

.WEST...
.SW MAINLAND...A WEAK FRONTAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
CONTINUES NORTH AND WEST AND WEAKENS TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE SW INTERIOR. WARMER AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO MIXED PRECIPITATION AS THE NEXT WEATHER
FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AK PEN/EAST ALEUTIANS EARLY WED. AS STATED
EARLIER...THE MODELS SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMING OF
THE WAVE MOVING NORTH OF THE AK PEN. THIS DIFFERENCE AND SUBSEQUENT
SOLUTIONS WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON SENSIBLE WEATHER FORECAST. THE
ECMWF WOULD SUGGEST WARMING OVER MUCH OF SW AK WITH THE TROUGH AXIS
WEST OF THE MAINLAND. WHILE THE GFS HOLDS THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE
MAINLAND...KEEPING THE DELTA IN THE COLDER AIR AND BRISTOL BAY IN THE
WARM AIR THROUGH THU NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A BLEND OF THE 12Z
ECMWF AND EXISTING GRIDS THROUGH THU EVENING AND THEN TRANSITION TO
THE GFS AFTERWARD.

.ALEUTIANS/AK PEN..EASTERN BERING SEA...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WAVE
APPROACHING THE AK PEN TONIGHT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SOUTHERLY
GALES/STORMS EAST OF 170W TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AND BECOME
GENERALLY SOUTHERLY AFTER WAVE PASSAGE WED OVER THE AK PEN. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY HOLD THROUGH THU NIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NE
WINDS WEST OF 170W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU NIGHT AS LOW COMPLEX
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS DRIFTS EAST.

.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 155 185
GALES 120 125 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 180.

RMC DEC 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 hr
Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 3, 6:55 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC15 hr
Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC9 hr
Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC8 days
Dec 3, 9:26 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Dec 3, 10:58 AM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC18 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.