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Gale Warning 914, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 FZAK62 PAFC 041238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW AT 64N 170W WILL MOVE TO 66N 167W THIS AFTERNOON THEN INLAND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT. A 967 MB LOW AT 47N 168E LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N 175E BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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758 FZAK62 PAFC 042348 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT MOVES NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 47N 168E TONIGHT MOVES TO 52N 179E AT 970 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 56N 172W TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SOUTH OF 57N AND EAST OF 168E... WINDS BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
311 FZAK62 PAFC 051204 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW AT 48N 168E WILL MOVE TO 53N 176W AT 976 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 173W TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 59N 173W LATE TUE NIGHT WHILST DEEPENING TO 967 MB. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. S OF 56N...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 40 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
510 FZAK62 PAFC 060000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173E WILL MOVE TO 54N 176W AT 976 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174W TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 58N 178W AT 970 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT SOUTH OF 56 N AND EAST OF 168E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
500 FZAK62 PAFC 061148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 173E WILL MOVE TO 53N 177W AT 977 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 171W WED AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW AT 49N 175W WILL MOVE TO 56N 174W AND DEEPEN TO 972 MB THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 178W AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON AND TO 61N 176W LATE WED NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. E OF 176W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
307 FZAK62 PAFC 070034 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178E WILL MOVE TO 55N 175W WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 56N 174W WILL MOVE TO 63N 173W AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF 176W...SE 50 KT GUSTING TO 70 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OF 176W...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF 176W...S WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OF 176W...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
050 FZAK62 PAFC 071149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW AT 59N 176W WILL MOVE TO 61N 176W LATE TONIGHT AT 976 MB THEN TO 65N 168W LATE THU NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW AT 50N 169E LATE THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 53N 168E LATE THU NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 973 MB. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...N OF 56N...W WIND 30 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
385 FZAK62 PAFC 080043 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 60N 178W WILL MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AT 990 MB THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 174E AT 965 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N DURING THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
323 FZAK62 PAFC 081200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW AT 61N 174W WILL MOVE TO 66N 166W LATE THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB THEN INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW AT 51N 165E THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 178E BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 961 MB. A 959 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 177E LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
746 FZAK62 PAFC 090034 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 63N 170W WILL MOVE TO INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY FRI. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 164E WILL MOVE TO 59N 175E AND STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB FRI NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S TO E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 3, 1:20 PM AKST, 14 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 1:20 PM AKST, 14 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
120 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH 60-72 HRS...ESPECIALLY WITH FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVEMENT THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. MODELS HOWEVER STRUGGLE WITH
MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND THE NEXT
STORM CENTER TO ENTER THE BERING SEA TUE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.IN THE EAST...SHALLOW COLD AIR IS TRAPPED UNDER ABOVE FREEZING AIR
OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA/SUSITNA VALLEY. MOISTURE MOVING
IN FROM THE GULF HAS PRODUCED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AND POSSIBLY SOME ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA
VALLEY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP SUBTROPICAL FETCH IS
SPREADING NORTH...BUT INITIALLY IS BEING MITIGATED WITH STRONG
DOWNSLOPE FLOW IN THE LOWER LAYERS. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE
EVIDENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH WINDS APPROACHING WARNING
LEVELS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
IN THE WEST...THE DOMINANT FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGE LOW
NEARING SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUPPORTED BY A 150 KT 300 MB JET. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT NEARING THE COAST AND AKPEN IS FOR THE MOST PART
KEEPING PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM IS IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND WARM ADVECTION HAS PUSHED WELL INTO THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH WIDESPREAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING AND EVEN 40S OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THIS SYSTEM
HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE BERING
SEA...WITH WINDS PEAKING IN THE 65 TO 70 KT RANGE IN THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
MOST OF THE ACTION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE AHEAD OF AND WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND EXTEND SOUTH THROUGH
COOK INLET TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUN MORNING. THE FRONT THEN
MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA SUN NIGHT. STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION AND
WARMING WITH DEEP SOUTHERLY FETCH IN ADVANCE OF FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL FRONTAL
PASSAGE SUN. TRAPPED COLD AIR IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE
BOWL WILL BE SCOURED OUT THIS EVENING WITH WARM ADVECTION AND
TURBULENT MIXING AND END THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY WITH MIXED
PRECIPITATION LIKELY...THOUGH THE VALLEY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA
WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS EXPECTED
INTO SUN AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL COOL OFF AND PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
SHOWERY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUN. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG GAP FLOWS
WHICH WILL PEAK JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE SUN MORNING. STRONG
PERPENDICULAR (SE) FLOW ACROSS THE CHUGACH COMBINED WITH A STRONG
STABLE LAYER AND INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PRODUCE WARNING
LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE/TURNAGAIN ARM ALONG WITH
WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE SUN.
SOUTHWEST...
WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH SOME WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE
FRONT DRAGS THROUGH. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD ADVECTION WILL FILTER
IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO END AS ALL SNOW. SOUTH
TO EAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE WEST CONCURRENT WITH FROPA...AND WIND
STRENGTH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE LOW WEAKENS OVER NORTHERN AK
THROUGH MONDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE PEAKING OVER THE BERING SEA...AND WILL
DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE LOW DEPARTS THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY. MORE SEASONABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE SYSTEM'S WAKE WILL
ALLOW FOR FOR SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW LOOKS TO BRING A SWATH OF STORM FORCE WINDS TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH SOLID
GALES ADVANCING TO THE CENTRAL CHAIN/BERING ON MONDAY. THE WINDS TO
BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER SLUG OF STEADY PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN
THE FORM OF RAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A JET STREAM TRACKING FROM THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND LOOKS TO KEEP THE PATTERN ACTIVE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST
PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...101
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW/FREEZING RAIN...145
MARINE...STORM...120 125 175 176 180 185 412 414
GALE...129 130 132 150 160 165 170 172 179 351 352 411 413
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185
RMC/JAM DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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