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Storm Warning 300, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
813 FZAK51 PAFC 180019 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACH THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING FOR SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT AND THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
044 FZAK51 PAFC 181242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL IMPACT THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 989 MB MON MORNING AND MOVE INLAND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
002 FZAK51 PAFC 190018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR PORT HEIDEN MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE 45 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011
CORRECTED FOR TYPO
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALTHOUGH THE LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A BROAD TROUGH
PERSISTING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC...WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD FROM ONE DOMINANT LOW TO THE NEXT. THE ANCHOR FOR
THIS BROAD CIRCULATION HAS BEEN A 965 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH MULTIPLE WAVES ROTATING AROUND
ITS PERIPHERY. WE ARE NOW SEEING ANOTHER MAJOR STORM DEVELOP TO THE
SOUTH WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY WEAKEN INLAND AND REPLACE THE ANCHOR LOW
IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON DEPICTS THREE
DISTINCT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION. THE
FIRST MOVED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA EARLIER THIS
MORNING...BRINGING THE REGION SOME SHOWERS WITH EXCEPTION OF SOME
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE SECOND WAVE
HAS A BIT MORE OF A PUNCH TO IT. THIS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO
THE NORTHWESTERN GULF AND ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION. THE THIRD
WAVE IS THE ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL QUICKLY BECOME
THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER ACROSS OUR DOMAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THIS FAST
PACED PATTERN. THE ECMWF ONCE AGAIN VERIFIED BEST OFF THE 18Z IR
SATELLITE. THE CHALLENGE IS THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM BELOW THE MASSIVE
SHIELD OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. WE ARE CONTINUING
TO FOLLOW THE VERY CONSISTENT ECMWF SOLUTION THIS MORNING. THE NAM
AND GFS CONTINUE TO DO THEIR OWN THING WHILE OTHER GLOBAL
MODELS...THE GEM AND THE UKMET...SEEM TO BE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH
THE ECMWF ADDING TO OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE CHALLENGES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL
BE THE 958 MB LOW DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK OVERNIGHT AND
MOVING TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS STORM WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE LOW THAT IMPACTED
SOUTHCENTRAL LAST WEEKEND...BUT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
DANGEROUS STORM. THE REAL DIFFICULTY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER
CHINOOK WIND EVENT IN ANCHORAGE. SO FAR TODAY...GUSTY WINDS THAT
NORMALLY REMAIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE HAVING NO PROBLEM
REACHING THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF ANCHORAGE. THE 12Z SOUNDING
DEPICTS A CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH ABOUT 7000
FT...AND ONLY A WEAK INVERSION AT THAT LEVEL. THERE IS NO STRONG
INVERSION TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT ACTS AS A BARRIER
AGAINST THE STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS COMING OFF THE MOUNTAIN TOPS.
AS THE LOW DEEPENS...THE GRADIENT WILL DRAG THE WINDS SOUTH DOWN THE
INLET OVERNIGHT BUT AS THE UPPER SHORTWAVE PASSES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
MID MORNING ON SUNDAY...THIS WILL ALLOW SOME VERY GUSTY WINDS TO MAKE
IT ACROSS TOWN AGAIN. AT THIS TIME...DO NOT EXPECT WARNING LEVEL
WINDS AROUND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...BUT THIS MAY CHANGE AFTER THE 12Z
SOUNDING SUNDAY MORNING IF CONDITIONS ARE NOT DEVELOPING AS THEY
SHOULD. STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER SUNDAY FULL OF WILD WEATHER.
OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS WITH THIS STORM INCLUDE A BLIZZARD THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
INCLUDING THE CORDOVA AREA AND PORTAGE VALLEY. IT SEEMS THAT IT WILL
BE TOO WARM FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND THE KENAI PENINSULA
ALTHOUGH THE INTERIOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN PASS
COULD STAY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HEAVY SNOW AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS.
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WITH A
BRIEF SHOT OF RAIN OR SNOW. IT SEEMS THAT THE COLD AIR WILL NOT
ARRIVE QUICK ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE HEAVY SNOW THAT WE SAW LAST WEEK.
ALSO...THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING MUCH QUICKER THANKS TO ANOTHER RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING SYSTEM LINING UP OVER BRISTOL BAY MONDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THANKS TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE ANCHOR LOW AND
MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES ROTATING ACROSS THE REGION. THE 958 MB LOW WILL
GIVE THE AREA ANOTHER SHOT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME GUSTY
WINDS MIXED IN. THE RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL MAKE IT ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE...WELL INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. IT APPEARS THE BEST SHOT OF
SNOW WILL BE OVER UNPOPULATED AREAS INCLUDING THE AHKLUN AND KILBUCK
MOUNTAINS. NO ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS ARE PLANNED AT THIS TIME BUT
THAT MAY CHANGE AS THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD DEVELOPS AND THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE BECOMES MORE OBVIOUS. RAIN AND SNOW CHANGES TO ALL
SNOW SUNDAY EVENING AND THE NEXT LOW APPROACHES BRISTOL BAY.
THIS NEXT LOW WILL BE MUCH WEAKER BUT WILL FOLLOW A VERY SIMILAR PATH
SO AGAIN EXPECTING A RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR THE REGION.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
AMAZINGLY...THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS ARE THE CALMEST OF OUR
ENTIRE DOMAIN...RELATIVELY SPEAKING OF COURSE. THE LOWS THAT ARE
DEVELOPING ARE MOVING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND APPROACHING THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...KEEPING THE STRONGEST WINDS AWAY FROM THE WESTERN
SECTIONS. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS FROM THE EXTENDED MODELS THAT
COLD AIR WILL FINALLY START SPILLING BACK ACROSS THE BERING SEA BY
THE END OF THIS NEXT WEEK...BRINGING AN END TO THIS VERY WARM AND
ACTIVE PATTERN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101 135
BLIZZARD WARNING 131
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130 132 138 150
GALE WARNING...125 129 140 141 155 160 165 170 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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