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Gale Warning 1007, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 18, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243 FZAK62 PAFC 181307 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 54N 173E SUN NIGHT AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
287 FZAK62 PAFC 190043 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BERING TONIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 43N 169E DISSIPATES NEAR 54N 178E SUN NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 48N 163E SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 56N 179E AT 1006 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
974 FZAK62 PAFC 191208 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173E DISSIPATES NEAR 53N 177E SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168E SUN EVENING STRENGTHENS TO 1001 MB NEAR 56N 177E MON AFTERNOON AND MOVES NEAR 55N 175W AT 1010 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
079 FZAK62 PAFC 200047 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174E DISSIPATES NEAR 54N 173E TONIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 49N 162E STRENGTHENS TO 994 MB NEAR 56N 172E MON MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 53N 170W AND WEAKENS TO 1011 MB TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .MON...N OF 57N...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. S OF 57N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
363 FZAK62 PAFC 201215 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170E STRENGTHENS TO 997 MB NEAR 55N 173E MON MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 55N 167W AND WEAKENS TO 1008 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
341 FZAK62 PAFC 210025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 56N 175E WEAKENS TO 1009 MB AT 53N 169W BY TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 166W. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 166W. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
093 FZAK62 PAFC 211226 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 54N 173W DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES TO 50N 164W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 17, 10:30 AM AKST, 17 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 10:30 AM AKST, 17 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1030 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA
IS BEING PUSHED TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA AS A MODERATE STRENGTH
LOW MOVES UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE TOWARD EASTERN RUSSIA.
A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH/SURFACE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE ARE RAPIDLY WEAKENING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. LIGHT
SNOW IS BEING OBSERVED ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BUT DON'T
EXPECT THE SNOW TO LAST VERY LONG OR MAKE IT VERY FAR INLAND.
ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN
ALASKA THIS MORNING TOWARD THE YUKON. THE TAIL END OF THE TROUGH
IS PASSING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WHICH WILL RESULT IN WEAK
COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE COPPER BASIN AND DOWN TO EASTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND HELP KICK WINDS UP A BIT. THE MODEL TREND HAS
BEEN TO DIG THIS TROUGH FURTHER EAST...SO THE DOWNWARD MOMENTUM
WITH THE TROUGH AND THE EXTENT OF LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION ARE
GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. STILL...
THERE IS A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THOMPSON PASS WHERE IT
WON'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF FORCING TO GET WINDS FROM THE CURRENT
OBSERVATIONS OF 50 MPH UP TO WARNING LEVEL WINDS OF 75 MPH.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE TEMPORARY
PATTERN CHANGE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS BERING
RIDGE IS PUSHED SOUTHWARD ALLOWING A SYSTEM TO TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE BERING. DO NOT PLAN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO FORECAST
UNTIL MODELS SHOW A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE VALDEZ AREA AS WELL
AS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH PASSAGE OF WEAK UPPER TROUGH AND ENSUING OF WEAK COLD ADVECTION.
AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY
PROVIDING SOME SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED STRONG WINDS IN THESE AREAS.
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN FAIRLY TIGHT AND STEADY
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...SO STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE IN SEWARD/RESURRECTION BAY AND WHITTIER/PASSAGE CANAL.
THE GRADIENT WILL THEN SLACKEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY SO WINDS
SHOULD FINALLY DIMINISH IN THESE LOCATIONS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
REGION...CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEAK FRONT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL
DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON SO DON'T EXPECT MORE THAN A FEW HIGH
CLOUDS TO MAKE IT INLAND. OTHER THAN THE DELTA...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PROVIDE CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT
CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST
IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY TIME FRAME. THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE
IN THE DETAILS OF ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT AS WELL AS HOW FAST IT WILL
MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BOTTOM LINE THOUGH...EXPECT PRECIP
SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THIS FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH. THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF WARM AIR ADVECTING ACROSS
THE BERING SO PRECIP MAY FALL AS RAIN IN COASTAL SECTIONS WHILE
LIKELY REMAINING ALL SNOW INLAND DUE TO THE DEEP ARCTIC AIRMASS
IN PLACE.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL ELONGATE AND WEAKEN AS THE PARENT LOW TRACKS UP INTO THE
ARCTIC. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BECOME POSITIVELY TILTED ALLOWING
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MAKE MORE EASTWARD PROGRESSION
THAN THE SOUTHERN PORTION. ALSO...LOWS WILL RIDE UP THE FRONT TO
THE VICINITY OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...MAINTAINING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT IN THAT REGION. AS RIDGE IS PUSHED DOWN INTO THE PACIFIC
LATE THIS WEEKEND WINDS AND PRECIP WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...COMBINATION OF ENERGY MOVING ACROSS BERING
SEA OVER TOP OF THE PACIFIC RIDGE COMBINED WITH ARCTIC TROUGH
DIGGING ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO
SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL QUICKLY BE FOLLOWED BY A
BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA AND
THE GULF. ALTHOUGH MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THE DETAILS OF THE
TRANSITION TO THIS PATTERN...THERE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT CONSISTENCY
IN THE EVENTUAL OUTCOME. THEREFORE...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THERE
WILL BE ANOTHER WIND EVENT NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES.
MEANWHILE...A BLOCKING RIDGE WILL REFORM BACK OVER THE CENTRAL TO
WESTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127.
GALE WARNING...121 126 128 129 172 175 176 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 129 140 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 6:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 18, 7:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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