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Gale Warning 927, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 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 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
300 FZAK61 PAFC 121256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 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. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
11 follow-up statements
632 FZAK61 PAFC 130003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 61N 147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 52N 156W TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB NEAR 58N 151W TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 59N 149W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
580 FZAK61 PAFC 131248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 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. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1005 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 57N 156W THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 100MB WED MORNING AT 59N 151W THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
348 FZAK61 PAFC 131402 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS FOR TYPO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-140300- 500 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1005 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 57N 156W THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB WED MORNING AT 59N 151W THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
169 FZAK61 PAFC 140009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 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. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W WILL MOVE TO 57N 152W WED MORNING AT 1000 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
775 FZAK61 PAFC 141222 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W WILL MOVE TO 59N 151W THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
869 FZAK61 PAFC 150021 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 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. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS IT PUSHES ONSHORE THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
747 FZAK61 PAFC 151240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 54N 147W AT 995 MB THIS EVENING...MOVE TO NEAR 59N 144W AT 992 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
401 FZAK61 PAFC 160003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 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. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 52N 150W WILL MOVE TO 59N 143W FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
589 FZAK61 PAFC 161215 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 58N 144W WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
185 FZAK61 PAFC 170002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 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. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SAT EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 965 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND APPROACH THE GULF COAST BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE 965 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
569 FZAK61 PAFC 171213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT NEARING THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ASHORE THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC MOVED
INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE OLD LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS, THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS BEING PUSHED
EAST INTO CANADA BY LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF. A BROAD UPPER
LOW SITS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING AND SIBERIA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THE NAM APPEARS THE GULF BEST
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OTHERWISE THE EC WAS USED FOR THE MOST PART.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR CORDOVA LATE TONIGHT THE WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING.
A RIDGE OF HIGH FORMING OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
ALASKA MONDAY THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND AND THE GULF
TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING 750 MILES SOUTH OF ATTU WILL
STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE STORM IN THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO FEED MOIST AIR INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE IT DIES TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT TUESDAY MORNING OVER MOST OF THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS MONDAY MORNING AND WILL
SPREAD TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY TUESDAY. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE WIND
AND SNOW HAVE CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WHICH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE STORM IN THE WESTERN GULF HAS PUSHED SNOW
INTO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS
HAVE PRODUCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND THE KING SALMON WHICH SHOULD
LAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COVER THE
REST OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE STORM MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TUESDAY AND BRING RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH IT.
.BERING SEA...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN AND SNOW AND STORM TO
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE BERING SEA TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MID RANGE MODELS SHOW ANOTHER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY AND DEEPENS IT RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND INTO EASTERN BERING FRIDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND CORDOVA.
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 120 172 175
STORM 125 129 130 132 150 155 165 170 179 185
GALE 125 140 160 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 12:56 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:48 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:48 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 31 hr |
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