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Gale Warning 852, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 13, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 13, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 131208
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-140300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 972 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 148W THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 59N
149W BY LATE THIS EVENING AT THE SAME INTENSITY AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH LATE SAT. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE
TO 56N 142W SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 59N 141W AT 976 MB SAT
EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND.
$$

PKZ351-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 140014
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-141500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 974 MB LOW NEAR 58N 145W WILL MOVE TO 60N 149W AT 976 MB TONIGHT
AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 145W AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JM
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 141151
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-150300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 976 MB NEAR 60N 149W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 59N 141W AT 1004 MB LATE SUN. A
976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 142W THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 59N 140W
THIS EVENING AT 972 MB BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 149W. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
146W. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF 149W. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N
AND W OF 147W. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 142358
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-151500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 976 MB LOW AT 60N 148W WILL MOVE TO 59N 146W SUN AFTERNOON AND
WEAKEN TO 996 MB THEN MOVE TO 59N 142W AT 1010 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 151211
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-160300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 986 MB LOW AT 60N 149W WILL MOVE TO 59N 143W MON MORNING AND
WEAKEN TO 1007 MB THEN TO 59N 142W AT 1011 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ351-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 160009
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-161500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 997 MB LOW AT 59N 146W WILL MOVE TO 59N 141W BY TUE AFTERNOON AND
WEAKEN TO 1017 MB. 

$$

PKZ351-161500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-161500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 161244
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-170300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1007 MB LOW AT 59N 145W
WILL MOVE TO 60N 142W BY TUE MORNING BEFORE BECOMING A WEAK FRONT IN
THE EASTERN GULF BY WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ351-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
148W.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W.   
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W.   
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
148W. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
148W. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 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 13, 3:55 AM AKST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 3:55 AM AKST, 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 AM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A BROAD UPPER TROUGH EXISTS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING...WITH A
WELL DEFINED POLAR VORTEX OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA CENTERED OVER THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE. A VERY WELL DEFINED WARM CONVEYOR BELT/UPPER JET
MAXIMA IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY...ASCENDING FROM
THE NORTHERN GULF INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. A TRAILING SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NEAR 53N 145W...AND RAPIDLY PROPAGATING TOWARDS
THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. IN THE LOW LEVELS...A STRONG 975 MB SURFACE
LOW...AS INDICATED BY SURFACE OBSERVATIONS...HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER
THE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND COAST. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT
NOSED INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NEAR MIDNIGHT...WITH A TRAILING COLD
FRONT CURRENTLY WRAPPING AROUND THE SYSTEM. A SECOND SURFACE LOW/WARM
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAILING SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK INLAND NEAR
YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SECOND LOW FORMING IN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AS THE UPPER VORTEX SHIFTS SOUTHEAST.

SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT AND THIS
MORNING. WITH THE FIRST WARM FRONT OCCLUDING AND WEAKENING ALONG THE
COAST...SNOW RATES WILL GENERALLY TAPER TO LIGHT AND PERIODIC
SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS REGION WIDE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A
SECOND ROUND OF SNOW WILL COMMENCE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR SELECT
LOCATIONS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
WHILE SMALL DIFFERENCES EXIST WITH FINE SCALE DETAILS...THE OVERALL
DYNAMICS AND THERMODYNAMICS PAINT A SIMILAR PICTURE...WITH DETAILS
FROM ALL THE GUIDANCE BEING USED FOR THIS FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...
MOST AREAS ACROSS THE REGION WILL TAPER TO PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS THIS
MORNING...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. A SECOND ROUND OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AS COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL SUPPORT DENDRITIC CRYSTAL
GROWTH. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER BY MORNING TO SNOW SHOWERS...THEN
END ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING. SKIES WILL CLEAR MONDAY
AND TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...LEAVING BEHIND COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND REGIONS OF PATCHY FOG.

SOUTHWEST...
MOST OF SOUTHWEST WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF COLD OFFSHORE
FLOW...WITH CONTINUED BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. SNOW AND SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NEAR THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN
RANGES...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SPREADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS.
OTHERWISE...THE REGION WILL COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY
DIMINISHING.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THEME
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND ALASKA PENINSULA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST EARLY
NEXT WEEK...WITH WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

EARLY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DOMINATING THE MAINLAND AND
BERING SEA...WITH UNUSUALLY QUIESCENT CONDITIONS REGION WIDE. THE
MAINLAND WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE...SO
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE OF CLIMATOLOGY. A STRONG
WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE BERING LATE TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. WHILE THE UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL BE AMPLIFIED...THE LATEST
ECMWF AND GFS SUGGEST MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD
SIDE OF THE FRONT AS PRECIPITATION MOVES INLAND...POSSIBLY KEEPING
ALL LOCATIONS AS SNOW WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX ALONG THE COAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 101 121.
MARINE...GALE 131 132 138 150 155 160 165 180 181 185.
         STORM 130.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 150
         160 180 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AHSENMACHER DEC 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.