Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 269, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 3, 2011, 11:50 AM AKST. It was in force for 28 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 3, 2011, 11:50 AM AKST (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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576 FZAK51 PAFC 040011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .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. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
019 FZAK51 PAFC 041246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S END OF INLET...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT S END OF INLET. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
354 FZAK51 PAFC 041552 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATE TO ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S END OF INLET...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT S END OF INLET. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
733 FZAK51 PAFC 050013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE EAST GULF TONIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MASSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE CANADIAN
ROCKIES THIS MORNING WITH AN INTENSE UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING. AT THE SURFACE...A DEEPENING LOW IS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING
WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF MAINLAND AK AND THE GULF OF AK.
A WARM FRONT EXTENDS ZONALLY INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF AK. A COLD
FRONT IS APPROACHING THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS FAR AS TIMING AND SYSTEM STRENGTH ARE
CONCERNED...BUT THE UNSEASONABLE NATURE OF THE EXTREME WARM ADVECTION
AND ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IS ADDING SEVERAL DEGREES OF
DIFFICULTY TO TEMPERATURE AND...SUBSEQUENTLY...PRECIPITATION TYPE
FORECASTS.
THE DEEP LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT
SUN AFTERNOON. AS IT MOVES NORTH IT WILL BE SURROUNDED BY STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND OVER SW AK THIS
AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY WARM AIR AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE THAT WILL
STRUGGLE TO OVERCOME THE ENTRENCHED COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE. THE
FOLLOWING COLD FRONT WILL THEN DISPLACE THE WARM MOIST AIR AS IT
CROSSES THE AKPEN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT
INTO SUN MORNING...AND THE GULF BY MON MORNING.
IN THE WAKE OF THE BERING LOW...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT....AND THEN FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT AND BUILD
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUE.
THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW BRINGS ANOTHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE BERING SUN NIGHT WHICH REACHES THE BRISTOL BAY COAST TUE
AFTERNOON.
THE FORECAST UTILIZES A BLEND OF NAM AND GFS IN THE SHORT TERM...AND
THEN HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW WITH STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS TODAY...MAINLY AROUND THE LOW. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE PRIBILOFS TODAY AS THE LOW TRANSITS JUST WEST. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL THEN BE COMMON ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS INTO MON...
ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE NEXT FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO RAIN MON INTO TUE AS THE FRONT
MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD BRISTOL BAY.
FOR SW AK...RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT WIND. THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL HAVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTHWEST OF BETHEL
THIS MORNING UNTIL CHANGING OVER TO RAIN...WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING
RAIN DURING THE TRANSITION. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW
SHOWERS TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN
PERSIST INTO MON BEFORE RIDGING DRIES OUT THE AREA UNTIL TUE.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...A TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED EXTENDING
FROM HAWAII WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE AREA THROUGH SUN.
RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED OVER COASTAL REGIONS...WITH SNOW
CHANGING TO RAIN OVER INLAND AREAS. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE
OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AS COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE IS SLOW TO SCOUR
OUT OF VALLEYS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT
INTO TUE BEFORE RIDGING DRIES OUT THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST THROUGH
MID WEEK. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SW AK AND CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST SE OF
THE AK RANGE...WHILE THE INLAND ZONES REMAIN DRY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 195
BLIZZARD 155
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 179 185
STORMS 170 180
GALES 120 125 129 130 132 150 155 160 165 172 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:25 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:26 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:41 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:41 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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