Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 212, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 11, 2008, 6:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 11, 2008, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111540 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 UPDATED ZONES 175 176 185 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111739 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 840 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST LATE THU NIGHT AND INLAND FRI. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...ATKA EAST.....S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. ATKA WEST...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 10, 12:30 PM AKST, 18 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 12:30 PM AKST, 18 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE BROAD TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
SIBERIA SOUTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE IS A STRONG
CLOSED HIGH TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA BLOCKING EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS TROUGH...SO IT IS BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHWARD.
WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH CONTINUE TO ROTATE
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA...PRODUCING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. THE SURFACE LOW THAT HAD
BEEN SITTING NEAR SEWARD ALL NIGHT HAS FINALLY MOVED INLAND. THE
ARCTIC FRONT IS DRAPED ALONG COOK INLET AND SHELIKOF STRAIT SLOWLY
MOVING EASTWARD AS LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSES INLAND. COLD ADVECTION
IS PRODUCING THE USUAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH KAMISHAK BAY/BARREN
ISLANDS REGION AND INTO COOK INLET. A RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF ANOTHER TROUGH SWINGING OUT OF EASTERN
ASIA...PUSHING A STRONG FRONT TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN EXCELLENT
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME FINE-TUNING OF FORECAST WILL
BE NECESSARY FOR TIMING AND LOCATION OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES
AND RESULTANT PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS STRENGTH OF COLD ADVECTION
WINDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY PROGRESS
EASTWARD WHILE IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND LIFT TO THE NORTH. THE
REMNANTS OF THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY
NIGHT. UNTIL THEN THE THREAT OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE VERY LIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE HIGH
WILL BUILD FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT CAUSING
LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER WESTERN SOUTHCENTRAL TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WEST
LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ADVECT DRIER LOW LEVEL
AIR TOWARD ANCHORAGE AND LIKELY HELP CUT OFF PRECIPITATION FOR ALL
BUT RIGHT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. WITH COLD ADVECTION THE FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT FORMATION OF
FOG...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED FOG IS CERTAINLY STILL A POSSIBILITY.
INSTEAD...WOULD EXPECT MOISTURE TO BE BANKED UP AGAINST THE
MOUNTAINS AND MAINTAIN A STRATUS DECK. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL
STRENGTHEN AS THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN
BERING MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS RIDGE
BUILDS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL A COMBINATION OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS. WITH UPPER RIDGE OVERHEAD IT LOOKS DRY HEADING INTO
THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS CAN
BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS TROUGH WILL
EXIT SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THURSDAY AS UPPER RIDGE CROSSING THE
BERING SEA APPROACHES. THE UPPER PATTERN WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE
HEADING TO THE WEEKEND SO UPPER RIDGE WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD AND
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AHEAD
OF ANOTHER BERING SEA SYSTEM...SO LOOKS DRY FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A MEAN RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM THE EASTERN
BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH UPPER JET EXITING
EAST ASIA AND RIDING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO NORTHERN
ALASKA. THUS...LOWS WILL STAY MAINLY NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND
MOVE QUICKLY TOWARD THE ARCTIC. HOWEVER...STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE LOWS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA ONE AFTER
ANOTHER WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THE STRONG UPPER
RIDGE IN PLACE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD
AND FLATTEN AS STORMS MOVE OVER-TOP OF IT. THUS...SYSTEMS MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT MAINLAND ALASKA AS WE
HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE PROGRESSIVENESS OF THE HEMISPHERIC
PATTERN MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE WHERE AND WHEN OF
PARTICULAR SYSTEMS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...130 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 7:34 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:58 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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