Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 1010, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 20, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 FZAK61 PAFC 210033 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A BROAD 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 145W MOVES TO NEAR 56N 150W AT 990 MB BY TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW TO NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
213 FZAK61 PAFC 211220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 145W WILL MOVE TO 54N 150W AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
798 FZAK61 PAFC 220008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 56N 147W MOVES TO NEAR 54N 144W AT 989 MB BY WED MORNING AND DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 52N 137W WED EVENING MOVES TO 52N 141W AT 984 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
304 FZAK61 PAFC 221221 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-230300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 145W MOVES TO 53N 146W BY WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES WED NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST MON DEC 20 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 120 HOURS.
GFS PREFERRED THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FOR CONSISTENCY. TRENDED INTO
THE HPC SOLUTION IN THE MID AND LONG RANGE.
.ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...
REMNANTS OF OCCLUDED FRONT EXTEND FROM THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY TO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND INTO THE GULF. FEATURE IS DRIFTING SLOWLY
EASTWARD AS IT GRADUALLY DETERIORATES. FRONT LEVEL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW IN ITS WAKE ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLE...MAT VALLEY...AND
ANCHORAGE BOWL OVERNIGHT BUT PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF
AND PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WHOLE OF SOUTHCENTRAL BY
LATE AFTERNOON.
999 MB LOW JUST WEST OF SHEMYA MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. GALE FORCE WINDS AND A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SURFACE...BUT PATH OF LOW SHOULD MINIMIZE
ITS IMPACT ON ALEUTIAN SETTLEMENTS.
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA ON TUESDAY. GAP WINDS
THROUGH NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN CHANNELS WILL RETURN IN FORCE ON
TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.UPPER LEVELS AND LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA DEEPENS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
WHILE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA. STRONG COLD ADVECTION ALONG ALASKAS WEST COAST AND THE EASTERN
BERING SEA WILL KNOCK TEMPERATURES OVER MAINLAND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
INTO THE SUBZERO RANGE AGAIN AS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND APPROACHES.
SURFACE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN GRADIENT
TIGHTENS DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SURFACE HIGH OVER BERING
ATTEMPTS TO PRESS EASTWARD. GAP WINDS THROUGH NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN
CHANNELS WILL RETURN IN FORCE ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY. UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MIGRATING DOWN THE EASTERN FLANK OF
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL ENHANCE NORTHERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE.
POTENTIAL FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS THROUGH ALASKA PENINSULA CHANNELS
ON WEDNESDAY WHERE SURFACE FORCING AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE
MAXIMIZED. OTHERWISE CLEAR AND COLD FOR MOST MAINLAND AREAS. AREAS OF
STRATUS AND FOG DEVELOPING OVER THE BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 121 130 132 150 160 172 175 179 352 411 412 413 414
HEAVY SPRAY 121 129 130 140 141 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 20, 6:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:02 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:50 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 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.