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Gale Warning 928, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 PM AKST (01:00 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.
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. $$
10 follow-up statements
580 FZAK61 PAFC 131248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1005 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 57N 156W THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 100MB WED MORNING AT 59N 151W THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. $$ 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 12, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING INLAND AND DISSIPATING OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. HOWEVER...EVEN AS IT WEAKENS IT CONTINUES TO
IMPACT WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION. STEADY SNOW HAS BEEN
FALLING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND KENAI
PENINSULA WITH SOME RAIN MIXED IN ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
MEANWHILE...THE NEXT IMPORTANT LOW IS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF
ADAK AND EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO THE 951 MB. AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS SUPPORTING QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THIS MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON THE NEXT INTENSE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM THAT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAR EAST THE LOW
WILL TRACK. THIS RESULTS IN UNCERTAINTY IN WIND GUST POTENTIAL IN
DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. MODELS ALSO DISAGREE ON THE
PROPAGATION OF A FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE WEST GULF OF ALASKA BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN MUCH BETTER
AGREEMENT THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...STEADY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THIS MORNING. AS THIS LOW
DISSIPATES...DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. AS A
RESULT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND
MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING PERIOD. CONDITIONS WILL THEN BE
RELATIVELY QUIET THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. A FRONT
WILL THEN BEGIN TO SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING
TUESDAY NIGHT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONDITIONS HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY QUIET ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN. WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES HAVE SUPPORTED A FEW STRAY
SHOWERS NEAR BETHEL AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HOWEVER...GUSTY
WINDS AND RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TUESDAY
MORNING AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN BERING
COAST.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...LIGHT COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS
CURRENTLY DOMINATE THE BERING SEA WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS
THE REGION. HOWEVER...CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM ARE ALREADY PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A
954 MB LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER ADAK BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS
WILL REACH MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS BY THIS EVENING...WITH THE BRUNT OF
THE WINDS IMPACTING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A STRONG JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO UNDULATE ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...187
BLIZZARD WARNING...131
HIGH WIND WATCH...181 185 195
MARINE...HURRICANE...172 175
STORM...120 155 165 170 171 179 180 185
GALE...130 132 140 141 150 160 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ELN DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days |
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