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Gale Warning 869, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 27, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

677 
FZAK62 PAFC 271228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174W MOVES TO 49N 156W SAT NIGHT. A STRONG
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JM
4 follow-up statements
905 
FZAK62 PAFC 272347
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THIS
EVENING. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 45N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR
45N 160W SAT EVENING AND THEN DRIFT NORTH TO 51N 155W AS A 1002 MB
LOW. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS 
SAT AFTERNOON WITH A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 
49N 177W SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$
622 
FZAK62 PAFC 281210
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 154W AT 1000 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
NEAR 51N 173W SUN MORNING AND MOVE TO 54N 163W SUN NIGHT AT 986 MB.
$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE TO SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N 
OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JM
313 
FZAK62 PAFC 282354
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 999 MB LOW AT 46N 161W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 152W SUN NIGHT. A 
STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. 
A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 51N 173W SUN MORNING
AND MOVE TO 53N 166W SUN NIGHT AS A 984 MB LOW.
$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT SOUTH OF 56N. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT
NORTH OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN S OF 58N. FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE MORNING N OF 58N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$
554 
FZAK62 PAFC 291219
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-300300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 52N 177W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT NEAR 54N 168W. A
COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING MERGE INTO A 982 MB
LOW MON AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 177W AND THEN SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST. A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 51N 160W.
$$

PKZ411-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013

.TODAY...N OF 55N...E WIND 30 KT. S OF 55N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
S OF 55N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

JM

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 26, 6:00 PM AKST, 10 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 6:00 PM AKST, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...REASONABLY GOOD THROUGH ABOUT 72 HRS OR SO. LATE
SUNDAY DISAGREEMENT BEGINS WITH THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF 3 OR 4
WEAK TO MODERATE SURFACE LOW CENTERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING
AND ALEUTIANS. THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE
OVERALL PATTERN AND ITS GRADUAL TRANSITION TO A MILDER SOUTHEAST
FLOW ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. AT 3AM WED THE
GFS PLACES A 990 MB LOW NEAR TOGIAK WHILE EC SHOWS A 967 MB STORM
ABOUT 80 S OF KODIAK ISLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS AND SHORT-TERM FORECAST...A WEAK TROUGH
LIES FROM THE BERING SEA EASTWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND ACROSS THE
GULF. IT IS THE WIND FLOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS FEATURE THAT
PUSHED THE CLOUDS AND SOMEWHAT MILDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS PATTERN
WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT THEN CHANGE TO A MORE GENERAL SOUTHWEST
FLOW AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES RAIN OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE ON FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY MORNING
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE PRETTY WIDESPREAD ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA AND WILL BE IN THE FORM OF MIXED RAIN/SNOW ALONG THE COAST
WITH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW INLAND. THIS GENERAL PATTERN WILL LAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BY LATE SUNDAY THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CHANGE TO MORE OF A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION AS A SERIES OF
WEAKENING FRONTS/TROUGHS APPROACH SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...ALL THE MODELS INDICATE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ON THE PLUS SIDE OF NORMAL NEXT WEEK BUT HARDLY AGREE AT ALL WITH
THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS. THE GFS HINTS AT A
POSSIBLE CHINOOK WIND FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AREAS LATE TUE AND WED.
OTHERWISE...BESIDES THE TEMPERATURE TREND ITS NOT WORTH MENTIONING
ANYTHING BEYOND MON IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION DUE TO THE CONTINUED
MODEL UNCERTAINTY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131.
MARINE...GALES 127 173 174 175 176 177 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 139 160 180 181 185.

DEC 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 5:04 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Dec 27, 10:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 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.