Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 6, 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 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 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.
975 FZAK52 PAFC 070033 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 165 NM NORTH OF ATKA WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 135 NM NORTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 45 KT EARLY EVENING EAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...W 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM SHEMYA WEST. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
524 FZAK52 PAFC 070326 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 UPDATED ZONES 160 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 165 NM NORTH OF ATKA WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 135 NM NORTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 625 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 625 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 45 KT EARLY EVENING EAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...W 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM SHEMYA WEST. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
609 FZAK52 PAFC 070641 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 165 170 171 185 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 165 NM NORTH OF ATKA WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 135 NM NORTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 625 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 625 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 45 KT EARLY EVENING EAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...W 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM SHEMYA WEST. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 935 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
667 FZAK52 PAFC 071202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE TONIGHT AT 976 MB THEN TO KING ISLAND LATE THU NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SHEMYA LATE THU NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 973 MB. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
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 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT EXTENDS NORTHWARD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE INTERIOR IS AMPLIFYING AND DRIFTING EASTWARD TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP THE 250 MB JET STREAM OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE SURFACE FEATURES REFLECT THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WITH A RIDGE OFF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND A LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS A BIT OF A BREAKDOWN IN THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE FORECAST THOUGH THE OVERALL LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS CONSISTENT. IN THE SHORT TERM THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS BETWEEN MODELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THERE WILL BE A TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW WILL HAVE A BIT OF AN IMPACT ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND GULF COAST FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE MOST SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AREA TODAY HAS BEEN IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING TODAY. THE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP QUICKLY SO IT MAY END UP BEING CANCELED EARLY AND NOT RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT. ONCE TEMPERATURES WARM UP ABOVE FREEZING IN THAT AREA THEY SHOULD REMAIN THERE AS WARM ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. IN FACT THE ENTIRE EASTERN BERING SEA REGION INCLUDING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL SEE MILD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT IN THIS WARM ADVECTION AND WIND. THE WIND WILL KEEP THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WELL MIXED AND PREVENT STEEP INVERSIONS FROM SETTING UP OVERNIGHT AND THEREFORE KEEP TEMPERATURES WARMER. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO MOST GULF COASTAL REGIONS AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE BY MORNING. WINDS WIND INCREASE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND DOWN COOK INLET TOMORROW AND EASE UP SOME TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW TO THE COOK INLET REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE WINDS KICK IN AND DOWNSLOPE TAKES OVER. AS WINDS DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY IN THE ANCHORAGE AND MATSU AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKS MUCH LIKE THE CURRENT PATTERN. THERE WILL BE CONTINUED LARGE SCALE TROUGHING IN THE BERING WITH RIDGING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE INTERIOR. STORM TRACKS FAVORED IN THIS REGIME ARE ONES THAT DEVELOP NORTHERN PACIFIC LOWS THAT MIGRATE INTO THE BERING SEA WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTS AND TRIPLE POINT LOWS PROGRESSING EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185. STORM 120. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 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 6, 3:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:11 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 7, 6:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 7, 2:19 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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