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Gale Warning 864, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2012, 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 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2012, 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.
677 FZAK52 PAFC 150001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA BY SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 390 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT THAT WILL MOVE AND STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB 215 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT . SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
805 FZAK52 PAFC 151205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT EVENING 240 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO JUST NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST WEST OF ATKA MON MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY..N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 14, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS IN THE EAST ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OUT WEST...MODEL CONSENSUS IS POOR WITH THE NEXT WAVE WHICH IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA SUN AND MON. THE NAM/GFS ARE FASTER AND STRONGER WITH THIS LOW...WHERE AS THE GEM AND ECMWF AND SLOWER AND INITIALLY A LITTLE WEAKER. CURRENT THINKING IS TO LEAN TOWARD A BLEND OF THE CURRENT GRIDS WITH THE THE FASTER AND STRONGER GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS. .ANALYSIS... STRONG INVERSIONS AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PRODUCED WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG OVER COOK INLET...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF PUSHED SNOW SHOWERS UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRODUCED GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. FURTHER WEST...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALONG THE SW COAST PRODUCED SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF SW ALASKA. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE ALSO PRODUCED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE DELTA. SNOW SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE INVERSIONS SHOULD WEAKEN SOME OVER COOK INLET...ANCHORAGE BOWL...MAT VALLEY TONIGHT WITH THE ONSET OF COLD ADVECTION. THUS WE SHOULD SEE A REDUCTION IN EXTENT OF STATUS AND FOG. LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE MAINLAND. BUILDING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG WITH COLD ADVECTION FROM THE INTERIOR WILL PRODUCE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE THE REGION...THE STRONGEST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN KENAI. .SW ALASKA...THE LOW OVER KUSKOKWIM BAY WILL MOVES SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE DELTA THIS EVENING...BUT INCREASE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT SOME PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE DELTA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE SW COAST. A WEAK WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA APPROACHES SW AK ON SAT NIGHT AND BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE DELTA...THEN A CHANCE TO BRISTOL BAY SUN. .ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SNOW/MIXED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEEKEND. A DEVELOPING STORM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND SOME RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUN. MODEL CONSENSUS WITH THIS CENTER IS POOR...SO TIMING AND INTENSITY AT THIS TIME IS PROBLEMATIC. LONG TERM...LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST AS MODELS DIFFER IN THE AMPLIFICATION OF A RIDGE OVER THE BERING TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE TREND WITH FOR THE WEATHER NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRIER AND COLD AS THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS THROUGH MID WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 130 132. GALES 121 127 129 138 150 155 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.