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Gale Warning 889, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 7, 2013, 9:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 7, 2013, 9:10 AM AKST (18:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071811 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 UPDATED 178 179 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 SAT DEC 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING. A 1004 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ173-080300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-080300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...FROM ATKA E...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF ATKA...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF ATKA. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-080300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-080300- KISKA TO ATTU 910 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SHEMYA. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 910 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-080300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 080015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL FORM 290 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 1006 MB 110 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES NEAR PORT HEIDEN. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-081500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-081500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-081500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-081500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF ATTU. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM ATTU WEST. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUST 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-081500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB NORTH PACIFIC COMPLEX LOW WILL MOVE TO 140 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT THE SAME STRENGTH MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL EXPAND NORTH AND WESTWARD OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-090300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-090300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-090300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-090300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-090300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-090300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 7, 5:25 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:25 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 525 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL HIGH REMAINS CENTERED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING...WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED BENEATH THIS FEATURE SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD AREAS OF FOG AND PERIODS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE ACROSS THE COOK INLET REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY HOVERING AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY...LIMITING ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE TO JUST A FEW ISOLATED POCKETS. ELSEWHERE...A PAIR OF UPPER LOWS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC ARE HELPING TO MAINTAIN A SOUTHERLY PLUME OF WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE EASTERN BERING...WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN FALLING FROM THE AKPEN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WET SNOW OVER THE PRIBILOFS IN THE VICINITY OF A NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED FRONTAL ZONE. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING IS BRINGING RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL SLOWLY ELONGATE AND SLIDE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK...ALLOWING A WEAK WAVE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PREFERRED THE GFS FOR ITS HANDLING OF THIS FEATURE. MEANWHILE...THE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF UNALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING EARLY IN THE WEEK. ANOTHER WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING. CONTINUED TO UTILIZE THE GFS SOLUTION FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... AREAS OF FOG LOOK TO REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE COOK INLET REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS TRAPPED BY SUBSIDENCE BENEATH THE UPPER RIDGE. ISSUED AN ADVISORY FOR AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH THIS MORNING BUT WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN PRIMED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOG CONCERNS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MONDAY AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL ALLOW A WEAK SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND SPREAD RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY FOR NOW AS THE WAVE QUICKLY WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...THOUGH COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF SLACKENING IN THE WINDS LATE SUNDAY...AND THEN A PACIFIC LOW TIGHTENS THE GRADIENT AGAIN OVER THE PENINSULA BRINGING GUSTS BACK UP OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. SURFACE RIDGING EXTENDING FROM THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS AREAS INLAND...KEEPING WINDS LIGHTER. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SENDS DISTURBANCES NORTH AND THEN LIFTS INTO THE BERING LATE SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MINIMAL ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS RIDGING REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY...AND THEN THE WARM FRONT PUSHES INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE SUNDAY SPREADING SHOWERS NORTH OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACTIVITY ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF UNALASKA SLOWLY LIFTS NORTH. THE RAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY AS THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM KAMCHATKA MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUNDAY SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL GUST TODAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN CHANGE DIRECTION OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT ON SUNDAY PUSHES THROUGH. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS CONTINUE TO SHIFT THE PATTERN MID WEEK WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING RESHAPING OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA AND COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES SPREADING WEST ACROSS THE STATE AS A COLD AIR MASS PUSHES ACROSS THE INTERIOR TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING. AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS EAST ALONG THE CHAIN TO THE SOUTHERN GULF AT THE END OF THE WEEK. MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS...THEREFORE THE DRY LONG RANGE FORECASTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY PROJECTED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101 111 121 145 MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 155 173 174 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB/KH DEC 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 4:27 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 53 hr |
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