Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 31, 2008, 4:00 PM 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 31, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010032 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A 959 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF ATKA SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 011246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 958 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE LITTLE WHILE WEAKENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011609 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 708 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 UPDATED ZONE 175 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 958 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE LITTLE WHILE WEAKENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 708 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
714 FZAK52 PAFC 020014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 31, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THIS MORNING WITH AN UPPER
LOW OVER NORTHERN CANADA AND AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING TO
SOUTHEAST AK. A WEAK CUT-OFF LOW PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. AT
THE SURFACE...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF EXTENDS
TO A LOW EAST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE BERING AND NORTH OF THE AK RANGE. A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT IS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE GULF LOW WEAKENS
THROUGH THU ONLY TO REDEVELOP IN THE SAME LOCATION FRI AND THEN
DISSIPATE AGAIN ON SAT. THIS OCCURS AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER
INTERIOR ALASKA. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD A NORTH PACIFIC LOW...
CIRCULATING SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA...BRINGS A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING FROM THE SOUTH...WHICH THEN MAKES
LITTLE HEADWAY AGAINST THE BERING RIDGE. THE FORECAST LEANS TOWARD
THE GFS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP COLD AIR...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
OVER MOST OF THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE FRONT FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GALES AND STORMS TO THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ON THU WHEN SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN. DURING THIS
ENTIRE PERIOD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ONLY BE AFFECTED BY LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG...AND THE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER ON EAST TO NORTHEAST
FLOW.
FOR SW AK....COLD AND CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HIGH
CLOUDS ARRIVING TONIGHT. A SHORT WAVE FROM NW AK WILL BRING SOME SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE AREA THU INTO FRI...AND THEN THE RIDGE REASSERTS
ITSELF INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS PUNCTUATED
BY AREAS OF FOG ALONG THE KNIK ARM WILL CONTINUE TODAY. STRONG WINDS
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY THU AS THE GULF LOW WEAKENS. EXCEPT FOR A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI FROM THE NW AK SHORT-WAVE...PRECIPITATION
WILL BE LIMITED TO SHOWER ACTIVITY NEAR THE GULF LOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVER MARINE
AREAS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH SNOW
SHOWERS ON EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW. SW AK REMAINS FAIRLY DRY WITH SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOPING JUST OFFSHORE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
GULF COAST BEFORE RETREATING BACK INTO THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...GALES 121 129 150 172 175
STORMS 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 150 160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 9:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days | |
| Jan 1, 7:08 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 1, 8:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:02 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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