Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 244, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 30, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Nov 30, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765 FZAK62 PAFC 010013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 30 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 63N 168W REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING REACHES THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB WED NIGHT NEAR 57N 174E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 976 MB NEAR 58N 178E THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
805 FZAK62 PAFC 011208 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169E WEAKENS TO 997 MB NEAR 61N 177E WED EVENING AND DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 50N 163E WED AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB NEAR 56N 178E THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 59N 170W AT 976 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. N OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 56N...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 TO 32 FT. N OF 56N...NW WIND 25KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. W OF 167W...SEAS 21 FT. E OF 167W...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
158 FZAK62 PAFC 020049 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 1 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. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW AT 60N 176E WEAKENS TO 998 MB AT 62N 179W TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A 988 MB LOW AT 53N 167E WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB AT 56N 176E THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 61N 165W AT 979 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 1 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
381 FZAK62 PAFC 021239 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW AT 55N 172E MOVES TO 59N 171W FRI MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH AND THEN MAKES LANDFALL NEAR 60N 165W AT 980 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. S OF 56N...SEAS 30 FT. N OF 56N...SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
918 FZAK62 PAFC 030026 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 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. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 179E MOVES TO 57N 161W AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
391 FZAK62 PAFC 031224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW AT 58N 173W MOVES TO 60N 162W AT 982 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 56N 153W AT 996 MB SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TODAY AND SAT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...E OF 176W...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. W OF 176W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE NOV 30 2010
CORRECTED TYPOS
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER-LVLS...A LARGE UPPER-LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF AK IS
DRIFTING TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE ALASKA PANHANDLE AND
FILLING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN IT'S WAKE...WITH
RATHER WINDY CONDITIONS STILL BEING EXPERIENCED OVER MUCH OF THE
SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND DRY AIR OVER THE MAT-SU
VALLEY IS DEPICTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHEAST
TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. OUT WEST...A FLAT UPPER-RIDGE IS
MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND NOSING INTO SW AK...WITH A
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND
BRISTOL BAY. AT THE SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND IS MOVING EAST AND WEAKENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK
FRONT IS SUPPORTING LIGHT SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS DEPICTED
BY RADAR THIS MORNING...BUT STRUGGLING TO MAKE EASTWARD PROGRESS AS
IT RUNS INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE. FURTHER WEST...ANOTHER FRONT
IS ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AND MOVING EAST...AND IS
SPREADING RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CHAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ACCEPTABLY CAPTURE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FEATURES IN THE
AOR. THE NAM SEEMED TO INITIALIZE THE POSITION OF THE LOW IN THE GULF
THE BEST...AS WELL AS THE SCOPE AND DETAILS OF THE RESIDUAL GAP WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND NORTHERN GULF COAST. OUT WEST...MODELS
SIMILARLY CAPTURE THE LOW NEAR GAMBELL AND ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONT
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST DISSIPATING BY THIS EVENING. THE
APPROACH OF THE NEXT FRONT IS ALSO DEPICTED SIMILARLY AS IT LOOKS TO
MOVE ASHORE THE SW MAINLAND LATE WEDNESDAY/EARLY THURSDAY. THOUGH
MODELS AGREE THIS FEATURE WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND...THE LATEST GFS
SOLUTION RETAINS SOME LIGHT QPF INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK/PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND ON THURSDAY AS THE SUPPORTING UPPER-LVL SHORTWAVE MOVES
THROUGH. THOUGH FEASIBLE...FOR NOW BELIEVE THAT THE PREXISTING DRY
AIRMASS AND LACK OF RESIDUAL MOISTURE WOULD HAMPER THIS POSSIBILITY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
WINDY CONDITIONS LOOK TO DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AS THE
STRONGEST SUBSIDENCE DEPARTS AND THE THE LOW IN THE GULF OF AK MOVES
AWAY...RELAXING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE STILL
THROUGH EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE
STILL VALID THROUGH LATE MORNING. OTHERWISE A DRY AIRMASS LOOKS TO
LARGELY PROVIDE AMPLE SUNSHINE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FOR A
COUPLE MORE DAYS ALONG WITH COOL/CRISP NIGHTS. THE WESTERN BERING
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN GULF OF AK LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH
A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE LOOKING TO DEVELOP ALONG IT NEAR THE SOUTHERN
AKPEN. THIS RESIDUAL/WEAKENING FRONT AND THIS WEAK LOW MAY BRUSH
KODIAK ISLAND WITH SOME SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST...
LIGHT SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
TODAY AS THE SYSTEM NEAR GAMBELL DISSIPATES. THE NEXT BERING
FRONT APPROACHES ON WEDNESDAY...WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF SNOW FOR
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALSO WITH BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
LIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS A
FRONT WORKS EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A MID 970S MB LOW ADVANCES TO
ABOUT 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BRING
WIDESPREAD GALE TO POSSIBLY STORM-FORCE WINDS TO THE BERING AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN...ALONG WITH A LARGER MORE SUSTAINED SLUG OF RAIN AND
SNOW LATE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE AOR LOOKS TO BECOME DOMINATED BY A BROAD LONG-WAVE TROUGH BY
WEEK'S END...AND THE INFUSION OF A STRONG UPPER-JET LOOKS TO KEEP
THINGS VERY UNSETTLED. FOCUS OF THE FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL CENTER
AROUND THE BERING SEA SYSTEMS...AND THEIR PROGRESSION TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...131 135
MARINE...STORM...127
GALE...351 352 411 412 413 121 126 128 129 130 132 150 155
165 170 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130 132 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JAM NOV 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:04 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 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.