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Gale Warning 947, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 32 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 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2011, 11:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
948 FZAK51 PAFC 021256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TOP 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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111 FZAK51 PAFC 021307 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
667 FZAK51 PAFC 030024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
971 FZAK51 PAFC 031301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 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 SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND REACH THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW BRIEFLY DEVELOPS SUN MORNING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
155 FZAK51 PAFC 032058 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 AND 125 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 SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND REACH THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW BRIEFLY DEVELOPS SUN MORNING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1150 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1150 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BIG PICTURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS HAS A RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THAT FLATTENS AS IT EXTENDS TO THE ALCAN BORDER. A LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. IN BETWEEN THESE FEATURES A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED JET STREAM FLOWS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS OVERALL PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES WITH THE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE RIDGE PUSHING NORTHWARD. THE RESULT WILL BE FOR THE JET STREAM TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND BECOME ORIENTED SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. THIS PATTERN IS THE ONE THAT BRINGS WARM WEATHER AND CHINOOK WINDS TO THE STATE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS RANGE FROM DIFFERING ON SOME IMPORTANT DETAILS IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST ARE TO BEING A BIT OF A MESS IN THE BERING SEA. THE BIG ISSUE IN THE BERING SEA WILL BE WITH THE LOW THAT DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY. THE GFS, NAM, AND ECMF ALL HAVE THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING BUT THE STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY IS VERY DIFFERENT ON ALL THREE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS SHOWED VERY POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE 00Z AND 12Z MODEL RUNS. THE 12Z NAM HAS BEEN A BIT OF A MIDDLE GROUND AND LOOKS REASONABLE. THE 18Z NAM RUN SHOWS A SOLUTION CLOSE TO THE FASTER ONE USED BY THE 12Z GFS SO THE HOPE IS THESE MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO LOCK ON TO A GOOD SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...PRECIPITATION FROM A DECAYING FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LEAVE SOME RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BRING SOME MORE SNOW INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. WHILE SOUTH CENTRAL HAS BEEN TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF THE RAIN SNOW LINE FOR THE LAST DAY THERE HAS BEEN ENOUGH COLD ADVECTION SINCE THIS MORNING TO KEEP PRECIPITATION AS SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW LOOKS MUCH LESS THAN IT DID WHEN LOOKING AT THAT TIME FRAME YESTERDAY. ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES IS TO HAVE COLD NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE THAT KEEP IT BELOW FREEZING AS WARMER AIR ALOFT STREAMS OVER THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. SURFACE WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN MOSTLY FROM THE SOUTH WHICH WILL KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THEREFORE IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW FOR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WITH THE NEXT SHOT OF FREEZING RAIN BEING FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BIG WARM UP AND MELTDOWN IN SOUTHERN ALASKA ON SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE RIGHT ON COURSE. EXPECT STRONG SOUTH TO EAST WINDS AND RAIN SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ALSO ON COURSE IS THE BIG COOL DOWN BEGINNING SUNDAY. FOR AS WARM AS SATURDAY LOOKS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN QUICKLY FROM THE WEST AND MAKE TO TO THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY AND COOL THINGS DOWN AGAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 170 172 175 176 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 5:04 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 2, 5:04 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 2, 6:54 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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