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Gale Warning 783, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2014, 3:04 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 21, 2014, 3:04 PM AKST (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2014, 3:16 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
587 FZAK62 PAFC 220004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 304 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 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. PKZ499-221500- 304 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN EVENING AND STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ON MON AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 168E MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 958 MB NEAR 55N 173E TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON EVENING AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 304 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S. S OF 56N...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 29 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 304 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S. E OF 175W...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING N OF 58N AND E OF 173W. .MON...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 304 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 304 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 169W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N AND E OF 169W. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
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415 FZAK62 PAFC 221254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- 354 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THIS AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 49N 169E TODAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB NEAR 54N 175E BY TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 53N 168E AT 958 MB WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 354 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT BUILDING TO 24 TO 31 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 354 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT BUILDING TO 19 TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 354 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT BUILDING TO 19 TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 354 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 168W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E OF 168W...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 168W...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
221 FZAK62 PAFC 230010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 PM AKST MON DEC 22 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. PKZ499-231445- 310 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB NEAR 49N 169E WILL DEEPEN TO 955 MB NEAR 55N 168E TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN TO 964 MB NEAR 53N 168E WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AND THE EASTERN BERING WED WITH A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 57N 154W BY WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING WED. $$ PKZ411-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 310 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 50 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 310 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 310 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 310 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
101 FZAK62 PAFC 231259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240315- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 956 MB LOW NEAR 53N 175E WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 957 MB NEAR 56N 172E WED MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 54N 171E THU MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY AND THE EASTERN BERING EARLY WED. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING WED WITH A 983 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 58N 173W THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 TO 65 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 18 TO 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-240315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-240315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-240315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. $$
415 FZAK62 PAFC 240003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 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. PKZ499-241500- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 56N 176E WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB NEAR 54N 167E WED MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 51N 162E THU MORNING. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 47N 171E WILL TRACK TO 54N 180 WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. SNOW. S OF 56N...SW WIND 40 TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
757 FZAK62 PAFC 241221 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250215- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E BECOMES A BROAD LOW AT 981 MB NEAR 55N 172E THU MORNING AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A 959 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175E FRI MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL PUSH A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU MORNING. A 983 MB AT 59N 168W MOVES INLAND THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
049 FZAK62 PAFC 250000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKST WED DEC 24 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. PKZ499-251515- 300 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 52N 171E WILL MOVE TO 57N 170W THU AFTERNOON AT 995 MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 174E THU AFTERNOON AT 971 MB THEN TO 55N 171E FRI AFTERNOON AT 960 MB. $$ PKZ411-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 300 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 300 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 300 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 300 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
522 FZAK62 PAFC 251205 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 305 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260200- 305 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176E WEAKENS TO 999 MB NEAR 58N 165W LATE THU NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING. A 984 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEEPENS TO 962 MB NEAR 54N 173E FRI MORNING THEN REMAINS STEADY WHILE DRIFTING TO 55N 170E SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 305 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 305 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI...S TO E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 305 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 305 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
955 FZAK62 PAFC 260007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 307 PM AKST THU DEC 25 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. PKZ499-261500- 307 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT SITUATED FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 51N 172E STRENGTHENS TO 959 MB NEAR 55N 172E LATE FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 55N 168E FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAINS STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 307 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO S TO E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S TO E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 307 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO E 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SE TO SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 307 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 TO 35 KT EARLY EVENING E OF 175W. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 307 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. N OF 57N...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
774 FZAK62 PAFC 261254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270215- 354 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 959 MB NEAR 54N 171E THIS MORNING MOVES TO 55N 169E AT 960 MB SAT MORNING THEN DRIFTS SLOWLY TO 57N 170E WHILE FILLING TO 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NEAR 47N 170W AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-270215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 354 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-270215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 354 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-270215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 354 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-270215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 354 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
453 FZAK62 PAFC 262350 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 250 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 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. PKZ499-271430- 250 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR 54N 169E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50N 170W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 250 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-271430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 250 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-271430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 250 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-271430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 250 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF 169W. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S TO E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
592 FZAK62 PAFC 271200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-280200- 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 55N 169E WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 176W SAT EVENING BEFORE MOVING NEAR 56N 178W AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A SECOND LOW MOVES NEAR 50N 165W AT 974 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
388 FZAK62 PAFC 280016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 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. PKZ499-281445- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 966 MB LOW NEAR 55N 168E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB OVER EASTERN RUSSIA BY MON AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 46N 180 WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR 57N 179W SUN EVENING AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 166W AT SAME STRENGTH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-281445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-281445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-281445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TONIGHT...W TO S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S TO E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 21, 4:29 AM AKST, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 4:29 AM AKST, 10 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 429 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO PUSH TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HELD TOGETHER A BIT LONGER THAN EXPECTED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL FORECAST RUNS...ALLOWING FOR A STRONGER BARRIER JET OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND A SLIGHTLY SLOWER WESTWARD TRACK. WARM AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW RAPIDLY WARMED THE NORTHERN GULF COAST (CORDOVA AREA) FROM THE MID 30S TO THE MID 40S AND TRANSITIONED PRECIPITATION FROM SNOW TO RAIN. SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE GULF COAST AND IS PUSHING FURTHER INLAND OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...ANCHORAGE AND PARTS OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY. THE LONGWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY AS A POTENT SHORTWAVE AND AN UPPER LEVEL JET RANGING FROM 150 TO 160 KT HELPS DIG THE TROUGH FURTHER SOUTH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. WEAK SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL BASED RIDGING IS DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY THIS MORNING WHICH HAS HELPED TO SHIFT THE REMNANTS OF A WEAK LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN EVEN MORE POTENT JET (POSSIBLY APPROACHING 200 KT) HAS BEGUN TO SET UP OVER EAST ASIA AND HAS HELPED TO INTENSIFY A LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THAT HAS BEGUN TO PUSH A FRONT TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING SEA. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE 00Z AND 06Z NUMERICAL GUIDANCE WAS STRUGGLING TO INITIALIZE THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF PRESENTLY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND A SCATTEROMETER PASS AT 0510Z...IT APPEARS THE 00Z/06Z NAM HAS INITIALIZED THE BEST...WITH THE ECMWF BEING TOO FAST AND THE GEM BEING WAY TOO SLOW. THE GFS IS A HUGE OUTLIER WITH THE INITIALIZATION AS IT HAD MORE OF A COMPLEX LOW FEATURE THAN AN ACTUAL CLOSED LOW. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE WITH SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA. THE NAM WAS UTILIZED FOR THE MOST PART OVER THE EAST DOMAIN DUE TO BETTER INITIALIZATION. OUT WEST...MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A WEAK SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVING FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA TO EASTERN BERING SEA DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEK. MODEL AGREEMENT BEGINS TO FALTER LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS A LOW DEVELOPS TO THE WEST OF SHEMYA AND PUSHES INTO THE BERING SEA. WHILE THE MODELS ARE IN SOMEWHAT AGREEMENT WITH STRENGTH AND POSITION...THE STANDARD DEVIATION OF OVER 5 MB IS A BIT DISCONCERTING. NEVERTHELESS...IT APPEARS STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIKELY WITH A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW INTERACTING WITH A POTENT (180 KT TO 200 KT) JET STREAK. A MIX OF THE ECMWF AND NAM WAS UTILIZED OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF IS BRINGING IN ENOUGH MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH TO BRING LIGHT SNOW TO MANY LOCATIONS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL. HOWEVER...IN SOME PLACES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IT REMAINS WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN. AS THE LOW TRACKS WEST INTO THE COOK INLET AREA TODAY FLOW WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY RESULTING IN A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA INTO THE MAT- SU VALLEY. THIS HIGHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES SOUTH. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE REMNANTS OF A DISSIPATING LOW LOCATED OVER KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH MONDAY. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY RESULTING IN OFFSHORE FLOW RESULTING IN DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE EARLY PART OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE EAST SIBERIAN HIGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE RESULTING IN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MONDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERY PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA BY MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY A NORTH PACIFIC STORM FORCE LOW TRACKING THROUGH SHEMYA BY MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY TUESDAY. A SECONDARY WEATHER FRONT FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WILL BE POSITIONED JUST WEST OF UNALASKA BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL RECEIVE GALE FORCE WINDS SPILLING OVER INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY TUESDAY. AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA BY TUESDAY...THIS WILL PRODUCE A LARGE SWATH OF MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS AND THE BERING SEA. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... LOW PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE BERING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEKEND. MODELS HAVE NOT COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE UPPER LOW PLACEMENT IN THE WESTERN BERING ON TUESDAY WHICH LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE GENERAL FOCUS WILL BE ALONG THE FRONT THAT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. GUSTY GALE WINDS AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES NORTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE FRONT SLOWS IN PROGRESSION ON THURSDAY AS IS PUSHES INTO THE MAINLAND AND ELONGATES ITS BOUNDARY EASTWARD INTO THE GULF. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF MID WEEK WITH AN EASTWARD PROPAGATION WHICH KEEPS MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF WATER AND SURROUNDING COAST. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 177 178 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 181 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MMC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PLD LONG TERM...KH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 21, 9:14 AM AKST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
914 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
12/21/2014 E1.5 INCH AK PUBLIC
AN ESTIMATED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED OVERNIGHT
AND THIS MORNING IN EAGLE RIVER.
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ADIXONLocal storm report, Dec 21, 12:53 PM AKST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1253 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 AM SNOW 5 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.20N 149.74W
12/21/2014 E1.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
-SN CONTINUES
0930 AM SNOW SW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
12/21/2014 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
1220 PM SNOW W EAGLE RIVER VISITORS 61.23N 149.27W
12/21/2014 M4.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TAPERING OFF
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KUTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 21, 3:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:59 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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