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Gale Warning 973, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
998 FZAK51 PAFC 110032 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 70 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR CORDOVA SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. WIND BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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345 FZAK51 PAFC 110217 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 70 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR CORDOVA SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 520 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 520 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
053 FZAK51 PAFC 110455 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 70 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR CORDOVA SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 745 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 745 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 520 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 520 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
967 FZAK51 PAFC 111254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 70 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 | 24 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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