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Gale Warning 690, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 28, 2014, 3:17 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Nov 28, 2014, 3:17 AM AKST (12:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2014, 3:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 FZAK62 PAFC 281217 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 317 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 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. PKZ499-290215- 317 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 62N 178W WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 1011 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT SAT AFTERNOON. A 981 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 178E EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-290215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 317 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-290215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 317 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-290215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 317 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 29 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-290215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 317 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
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250 FZAK62 PAFC 290025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291430- 325 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 64N 177W WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 44N 177E SAT AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB NEAR 58N 176E BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 325 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-291430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 325 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-291430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 325 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-291430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 325 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$
409 FZAK62 PAFC 291244 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 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. PKZ499-300245- 344 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 46N 179E THIS EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 49N 176W SUN MORNING. A SECONDARY 983 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 54N 178E TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 174E WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 970 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-300245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 344 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-300245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 344 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-300245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 344 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-300245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 344 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
380 FZAK62 PAFC 300007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 307 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301400- 307 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 51N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB NEAR 60N 175E SUN EVENING BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY AND WEAKENING TO 979 BY MON AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 171W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 307 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 307 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 307 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 307 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
627 FZAK62 PAFC 301245 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 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. PKZ499-010145- 345 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 46N 179W STRENGTHENS TO 980 MB NEAR 58N 171W MON MORNING...THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179E STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB NEAR 59N 175E...THEN MOVES TO 56N 180 WHILE WEAKENING TO 981 MB MON EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-010145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 345 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 31 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-010145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 345 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-010145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 345 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-010145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 345 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
063 FZAK62 PAFC 302340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 240 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011430- 240 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 59N 178E WILL MOVE TO 57N 177E MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING AS IT NEARS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A 979 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 170W MON MORNING. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN TRACK TO 55N 172W TUE AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ411-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 240 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 240 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 240 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 240 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
882 FZAK62 PAFC 011243 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 343 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 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. PKZ499-020230- 343 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 59N 175E MOVES TO 54N 175W WHILE WEAKENING TO 988 MB MON NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 50N 161W WHILE WEAKENING TO 989 MB TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW FORMS ALONG A STRONG WEATHER FRONT NEAR 59N 171W LATER THIS MORNING...THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 55N 167W WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ411-020230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 343 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-020230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 343 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-020230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 343 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-020230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 343 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
615 FZAK62 PAFC 020009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 309 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021415- 309 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 57N 179E WILL MOVE TO 51N 164W AT 989 MB TUE EVENING THEN TO 48N 156W AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 174E AT 997 MB WED MORNING. A 998 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 59N 166W WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 309 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 56N...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 36 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 309 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 309 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 309 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
916 FZAK62 PAFC 021235 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014 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. PKZ499-030230- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175W MOVES TO 50N 163W AT 994 MB TUE NIGHT THEN CONTINUES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH WED. A 1003 MB KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES TO 51N 171E TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 51N 176W WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 977 MB WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT PERSISTS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-030230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-030230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 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 Nov 27, 4:23 PM AKST, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 4:23 PM AKST, 10 hours 54 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 423 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA CONTINUES TO STEADILY WEAKEN WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE NOW ESTIMATED NEAR 987 MB. STRONG WINDS AROUND THE STORM ARE ALSO WEAKENING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS NOW LARGELY CONFINED TO THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS MAKING LANDFALL ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH SNOW NOW FALLING AS FAR INLAND AS BETHEL. MEANWHILE COLD AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE BERING LOW IS GENERATING WIDESPREAD INSTABILITY SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN 2/3 OF THE BERING SEA WITH MULTIPLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS HELPING TO FOCUS SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. TO THE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE MID AND UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING IS PRODUCING ANOTHER NICE DAY WITH CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THE EXCEPTION IS OVER UPPER COOK INLET INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED BENEATH A STEEP TEMPERATURE INVERSION CONTINUES TO PRODUCE LOW CLOUDINESS AND AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE GULF COAST CONTINUE ON A DOWNWARD TREND. A PROCESS WHICH IS BEING PROLONGED BY A WEAK JET STREAK OVER THE AREA REINFORCING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN ABOVE-AVERAGE AGREEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD WITH BOTH MAJOR WEATHER FEATURES AS WELL AS MANY PERTINENT SMALLER FEATURES. AS A RESULT THE HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS WERE UTILIZED IN FORECAST GENERATION TODAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SUPERIOR HANDLING OF WINDS IN COMPLEX TERRAIN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS HAVE PERSISTED ACROSS THE KNIK ARM AND INTO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. WEBCAMS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUE TO SHOW A NARROW CORRIDOR OF FOG EXTENDING FROM NORTH ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD TOWARD EAGLE RIVER AND EVENTUALLY TO THE PALMER AND WASILLA AREA. CONDITIONS HAVE BEGUN TO IMPROVE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS SOME MIXING HAS OCCURRED BUT THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION REMAINS TOO STRONG FOR THE BULK OF THE FOG TO MIX OUT. FOG WILL LIKELY RE-DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION REMAINING IN PLACE. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH AN EASTWARD SHIFT OF THE RIDGE AXIS SOME LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW COULD POSSIBLY PUSH SOME OF THIS FOG INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. CONFIDENCE IS RELATIVELY LOW AS MULTIPLE FACTORS MUST ACT IN UNISON TO PUSH THE FOG INTO ANCHORAGE. FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT ON FRIDAY AS CLOUD COVER BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA AS THE RIDGE AXIS CONTINUES TO SHIFT EASTWARD. CONFIDENCE IN ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY CONTINUES TO GROW. A DIFFUSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND BRING A ROUND OF SNOWFALL (EXCEPT RAIN ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND NORTHERN GULF COAST) TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON FROM THE MAT- SU VALLEY INTO ANCHORAGE AND KENAI PENINSULA. WITH WEAK OMEGA VALUES AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY FOR SNOWFALL EXCEEDING 3 INCHES WILL BE DIFFICULT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE FURTHER INLAND TONIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TOMORROW. STEADY SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH IN THE EVENING AND BECOME SHOWERS. A QUICK ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM BETHEL NORTHEAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT FROM THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY. AREAS OF SNOW IN THESE AREAS WILL DIMINISH TO AN EXTENT BEFORE AN APPROACHING DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTH WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD RAIN FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWARD ON FRIDAY CHANGING TO SNOW NORTH OF KING SALMON. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SHARP WEST TO EAST GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRECIPITATION MAINLY FALLING EAST OF DILLINGHAM. AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE WEEKEND BEGINNING A DRYING TREND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE BERING SEA IS BETWEEN SYSTEMS AT THE MOMENT. GENERALLY CYCLONIC FLOW REMAINS OVERHEAD KEEPING SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER A GOOD CHUNK OF THE AREA. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AND TOMORROW. A NEW FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO HIT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY BRINGING SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN UNDER GENERALLY LIGHT FLOW AND DECREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT DURING THIS TIME AND THUS THERE IS INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TO START THE WEEKEND WILL QUICKLY PUSH TOWARDS THE ALCAN BORDER ON SUNDAY. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A SHORT WAVE RIDGE THAT SHOULD BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND CLEARING SKIES TO END THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO A BROAD AND FAIRLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL COVER ALMOST THE ENTIRE BERING SEA. AS THE LOW CENTER ITSELF PIVOTS OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY IT SWINGS AN ELONGATED WARM FRONT TOWARDS THE WEST COAST. THIS FRONT GETS RE-ENERGIZED BY THE UPPER LEVEL REMNANTS OF A NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM. WITH ORIGINS NEAR 40N THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BRING A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH IT. WE DID INCREASE THE TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION INTO THE WEST COAST WITH THIS PACKAGE AND NOW EXPECT TO SEE IT MOVE IN LATE SUNDAY. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START AS SNOW. BUT AS THE WARM ADVECTION BEGINS THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT WE WILL SEE MIXED PRECIPITATION EARLY MONDAY MORNING STRETCHING FROM BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS FRONT THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS INLAND TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. IT SHOULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE WARM AIR DOES NOT CARRY OVER THE ALASKA RANGE. IF IT SHOULD WE COULD SEE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IMPACT LARGER POPULATION CENTERS EARLY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE THE PARENT LOW OVER THE BERING WILL PULL DOWN SOME COLD AIR ON ITS WESTERN FLANK. THIS WILL SERVE TO TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT AND WE HAVE INTRODUCED STORMS INTO SOME OF THE MARINE AREAS ON MONDAY. THE PARENT LOW THEN TRACKS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE GFS REMAINED SLOWER AND MUCH FURTHER NORTH THAN THE EC OR GEM SO IT WAS DISREGARDED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. THE LOW POSITION JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WILL KEEP MOIST WARM FLOW MOVING TOWARDS THE MAINLAND WITH COLD SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE BERING TOWARDS THE ALEUTIANS. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD/SAM SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MTL LONG TERM...MO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 3:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:39 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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