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Storm Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 3, 2010, 4:00 AM 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 3, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
827 FZAK51 PAFC 031251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW FORMS OVER NORTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT LATE FRI MORNING AND MOVES INLAND OVER THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AT 991 MB FRI NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING AND REACHES THE EASTERN GULF SAT MORNING. A 989 MB LOW NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 996 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT SHIFTING TO S THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
517 FZAK51 PAFC 040037 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES TO SHELIKOF STRAIT AT 993 MB BY SAT EVENING AND THEN TO 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 987 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTH WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
243 FZAK51 PAFC 041246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES INTO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RETROGRADES BACK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF ON SUN. A 988 MB LOW NEAR KIPNUK MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 997 MB SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL ON THE STORM CENTER OVER
THE BERING SEA. MODEL FORECASTS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. WILL
BE LEANING TOWARD THE HIGHER RESOLUTION NAM...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURES AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA ARE THE STORM
FORCE LOW CENTER OVER THE BERING SEA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
SYSTEM WHICH MARCHES ACROSS SW ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY.
UPPER LEVELS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE DELTA THIS MORNING WEAKENS AS
ITS MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND TODAY. A LARGE LOW CENTER OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO OVER BRISTOL BAY SAT
AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY JET OVER ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN
BERING SEA MOVES TO OVER THE AK PEN AND SW ALASKA LATE TONIGHT. ON
FRI...THE BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY JET EXTENDS FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
TO OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS FEATURE THEN
MOVES EAST TO OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AND SE ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON. AS
THE RIDGE BUILDS TO THE WEST A STRONG NORTHERLY JET DEVELOPS OVER THE
WEST ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA FRI...THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA SAT.
.SURFACE...
A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TIED TO A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST ACROSS
THE MAINLAND TONIGHT. A STACKED 970S OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW
EVENTUALLY ENDS UP SOUTH OF KODIAK WITH A PRESSURE IN THE LOWER 990S
LATER SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO OVER THE DELTA AND WESTERN
BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRI. A TRIPLE
POINT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI MORNING.
THIS CENTER WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL TRANSITION FROM GENERALLY DRY AND COLD TO VERY
WINDY AND WET STARTING FRI AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SAT. THE STRONG
WEATHER FRONT WHICH MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF AND ACCOMPANYING LOW
WHICH DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRI WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ALONG WITH STORM AND
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MARINE AREAS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW
WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PEN AND
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL ALSO
EXISTS FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH GULF
COAST WITH STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW (SEE WARNING STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS ON
CURRENT WWA). CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE FRONT SAT MORNING.
.SW ALASKA...
WINDS ARE STARTING TO INCREASE OVER THE DELTA AND WILL SPREAD TO
BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN ZONES 155 AND 161. THERE MAY SEE SOME MIXED
RAIN AND SNOW ALONG COASTAL AREAS...BUT COLD AIR INLAND AND POCKETS
OF COLD AIR ALONG THE COASTS SHOULD HOLD IN TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS
ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE WEST OF
KING SALMON TONIGHT. CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL IMPROVE
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRI MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WITH SOME
BRISK WINDS WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE ON FRI AND INTO SAT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...STRONG SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY WINDS
WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG WEST AND NW WINDS AND FRI AND SAT OVER MUCH
OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD TO THE WESTERN AK PEN ON SAT AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...SNOW WINDING DOWN SAT S-CENTRAL AS FRONT
MOVES E AND TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES INLAND. STRONG GUSTY N TO NW
WINDS EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN ON BACK SIDE OF LOW SAT ALONG
WITH SNOW SHOWERS. ANOTHER WAVE ON FRONT IN NPAC WILL MOVE N SUN
AND ROLL BACK W ALONG GULF COAST AS UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER
BC/SE AK...BRINGING RAIN AND GALES...WITH SOME SNOW POSSIBLE
INLAND OVER S-CENTRAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 121 125 155 161
BLIZZARD WARNING 155
HIGH WIND WARNING 101
BLIZZARD WATCH 131 AND 135.
WINTER STORM WATCH HEAVY SNOW 145
MARINE...STORMS 411 413 175 176 130 132
GALES 412 414 150 155 160 165 180 170 172 179 185
351 352 127 128 120 125 129 138 140 141
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 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:20 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:25 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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