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Gale Warning 972, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 FZAK52 PAFC 110031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 964 MB 220 NM WEST OF GAMBELL SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SIBERIA MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 996 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
912 FZAK52 PAFC 111247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 280 NM NW OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB 450 NM NW OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SIBERIA MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 976 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 180 NM S OF ADAK MON MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB OVER ADAK MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. EAST OF SHEMYA...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
915 FZAK52 PAFC 120046 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 260 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE INTO SIBERIA MON MORNING. A 996 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 240 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT PORT MOLLER E. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 24 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 70 KT...SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 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 10, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN IMPRESSIVE 955 MB LOW CENTERED EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT SUPPORTED
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT DUTCH HARBOR LAST NIGHT AND IS CURRENTLY CAUSING
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AKPEN. THE FRONT IS RAPIDLY OCCLUDING JUST
OFFSHORE OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING TO
MOVE INLAND ALONG THE COAST. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS HELPING TO GENERATE FOG ACROSS COOK INLET THIS
MORNING.
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. A 130 KT JET IS STREAMING MOISTURE NORTHWARD FROM THE PACIFIC
OCEAN. BOTH THIS JET AND COPIOUS AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL PLAY A
PIVOTAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM THROUGH THIS EVENING...DESPITE THE FACT THOUGH IT HAS ALREADY
OCCLUDED.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW LARGE DISCREPANCIES...EVEN IN THE NEXT 24 TO
48 HOURS. OUT WEST...THE NAM OCCLUDES THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FARTHER
SOUTH THAN THE GFS DOES...WHICH ALLOWS COOLER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND NORTH BRISTOL BAY REGIONS. THIS SCENARIO WOULD
RESULT IN GREATER SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE
REGION AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
DISCREPANCIES EXIST FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL ZONE AS WELL. THE NAM AND
GFS DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT LOW DIFFERENTLY NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA
TONIGHT...WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TURNAGAIN ARM GUSTS REACH THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE IS SUPPORTING FOG ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH
THE MOST DENSE FOG LOCATED ALONG THE INLET. THIS FOG SHOULD GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING AS WINDS ALONG THE INLET
INCREASE AND THE FOG BEGINS TO MIX OUT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY FROM WEST TO EAST AS A POTENT FRONT APPROACHES. SNOW
WILL REACH THE KENAI PENINSULA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD
NORTHWARD. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LOCAL GAPS OVERNIGHT AND ABATE
BY THE MORNING HOURS. TURNAGAIN WINDS MAY POSSIBLY IMPACT PORTIONS OF
THE ANCHORAGE...BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY TOO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MODELS.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW JUST EAST OF
KAMCHATKA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND MUCH OF THE
DAY. NEAR THE TIP OF THE OCCLUSION THIS MORNING...COOLER AIR AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THE WARM SECTOR OF THE OCCLUSION IS EXPECTED
TO REACH THE COAST BY MID MORNING AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY...BUT THERE
IS STILL STRONG MODEL DISAGREEMENT. IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE
OCCLUSION...GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT
MOVES EASTWARD.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A STRONG FRONT BROUGHT THAT BROUGHT 60
MPH WIND GUSTS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LAST NIGHT HAS PROGRESSED
EASTWARD. HOWEVER...THE 955 MB LOW WILL STILL SUPPORT SOME GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS IT PROGRESSES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD.
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL ALSO OCCUR ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW. A NEW LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
.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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101...HIGH WIND WARNING 101
BLIZZARD WARNING 125...BLIZZARD WATCH 131
BLIZZARD WARNING 155
MARINE...STORM...120 130 132 150 155 160 165 175 176 180
GALE...125 129 138 140 141 170 171 172 179 185
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 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:52 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 11, 5:00 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:26 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:32 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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