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Gale Warning 1015, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 FZAK61 PAFC 261216 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 26 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 56N 150W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 55N 137W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB NEAR 57N 145W LATE SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY TO 58N 148W AT 980 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TODAY...SE TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF 150W. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
11 follow-up statements
410 FZAK61 PAFC 270028 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 56N 153W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 58N 145W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 149W AT 985 MB MON MORNING AND THEN DRIFT TO 56N 142W TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
388 FZAK61 PAFC 271242 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 27 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. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 58N 148W WILL MOVE TO 57N 150W AT 983 MB MON EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB NEAR 57N 142W LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
255 FZAK61 PAFC 280018 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-281500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 57N 141W AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
788 FZAK61 PAFC 281227 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 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. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 57N 147W WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB NEAR 58N 140W LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
573 FZAK61 PAFC 290017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 57N 144W WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING AND WILL THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
885 FZAK61 PAFC 291241 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 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. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT. A 977 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 55N 153W THU AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR 59N 152W LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
773 FZAK61 PAFC 300021 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-301500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE ONTO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE WED NIGHT. A 982 MB WILL DEVELOP NEAR 54N 156W THU MORNING AND MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
680 FZAK61 PAFC 301241 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 30 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. PKZ399-310300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 982 MB LOW NEAR 52N 159W MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
487 FZAK61 PAFC 302359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 56N 155W WILL INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
810 FZAK61 PAFC 310310 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 610 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 56N 155W WILL INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
928 FZAK61 PAFC 311222 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-010300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 25, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SAT DEC 25 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS WERE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT AMONG THE MODELS THIS MORNING. FORECAST SOLUTIONS THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM STILL VARY CONSIDERABLY OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SW
OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE NAM SEEMED TO INITIALIZE THE BEST OVER THE SE
GULF AND IS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. IT IS HARD TO FIND A CONSENSUS IN THE GULF AFTER THIS BUT
IT DOES APPEAR THAT A A MORE CONSOLIDATED CENTER WILL FORM AND MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE. FOR NOW WILL LEAN WITH THE NAM IN THE
NEAR TERM AND ONLY MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
SHORT TERM IN THE GULF.
FURTHER WEST THE MODELS SEEM REASONABLE OVER THE SW MAINLAND AND
EASTERN BERING SEA. ALTHOUGH THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW
COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE WEST ALEUTIANS VARIES AMONG SOLUTIONS THE
RESULTANT PRESSURE GRADIENTS APPEAR IN GOOD AGREEMENT.
.ANALYSIS
UPPER LEVELS...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN FROM
YESTERDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE MAINLAND
WITH A WEAK CUT-OFF LOW AT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF. A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS ANCHORED OVER THE
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN BERING SEA. THE 100 KT UPPER LEVEL JET TRAVERSES
THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE AND PLUNGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...
A BROAD LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO
PERSIST. A WEAK TROUGH MOVED WEST ACROSS THE GULF OVERNIGHT AND IS
CURRENTLY WEAKENING AND MOVING OVER COOK INLET AND TOWARD KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS TROUGH BROUGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY
COMPLEX OVER THE GULF AND WILL PRESENT A FORECAST CHALLENGE
THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM.
A CONTINUED WEAK CYCLONIC OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN IS DRAWING DRIER AND
COOLER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. SNOW SHOWERS
ARE PREVALENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING AND AKPEN...DRIVEN BY
THE COLD AIR INTERACTING WITH THE RELATIVELY WARM OCEAN WATERS.
WIDESPREAD NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET. THE CENTRAL BERING
REMAINS RELATIVELY CALM UNDER A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CELL WHILE A
WEATHER FRONT IS STALLED OVER THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS...UNABLE TO
PROGRESS EASTWARD DUE TO THE BLOCKING HIGH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS
PRODUCING SOME SNOW SHOWERS AND TRACKING WEST. DO NOT EXPECT THIS TO
BE A MAJOR IMPACT ON SOUTHCENTRAL. A 980S CENTER OVER THE EASTERN
GULF THIS AFTERNOON MOVES SOUTH KENAI PEN SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKENS
AND DRIFTS SOUTH LATER SUN. THIS CENTER WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE
GULF AND BRING A SHOT OF SNOW TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF OVER INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS
UPPER SUPPORT FOR THIS FEATURE MOVES WEST. THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AND TO A LESSER EXTENT INLAND
THROUGH MON. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS INTO SUN AFTERNOON. ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE CONTINUED
THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS A SIGNIFICANT SLACKING OF THE GRADIENT AND
WARMING DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL MON.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...VERY COLD AIRMASS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST TODAY
AND WILL MOVE OUT INTO THE BERING TOMORROW. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT MINIMUM WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE DELTA
AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. SO WILL CONTINUE
EXISTING ADVISORY FOR ZONE 155 AND CANCEL FOR 161. TEMPERATURES
MODERATE A BIT MONDAY...BUT OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS
UNSEASONABLY CALM THROUGH MIDWEEK.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STATIONARY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING MEANS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING. MEANWHILE...STALLED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN
AND SLOWLY DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG RANGE MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO SUGGEST A PATTERN SHIFT BY NEXT
WEEKEND...WITH ACTIVE WEATHER RETURNING TO THE BERING SEA. EXTREME
COLD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD CONTINUE TO SHIFT OVER TO THE
BERING SEA REGION...WHILE TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ARE LIKELY
TO REBOUND SIGNIFICANTLY TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMS WITH A MORE
PROGRESSIVE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ZONES 131 AND 155.
MARINE...GALES...155 160 165 170 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 8:12 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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