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Gale Warning 784, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2014, 3:03 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2014, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2014, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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757 FZAK62 PAFC 241221 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250215- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E BECOMES A BROAD LOW AT 981 MB NEAR 55N 172E THU MORNING AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A 959 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175E FRI MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL PUSH A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU MORNING. A 983 MB AT 59N 168W MOVES INLAND THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WED AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ414-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 300 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$
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 23, 5:11 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 5:11 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
511 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IT IS TWO DIFFERENT STORIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. OUT
WEST...WE HAVE A MODERATELY STRONG LOW SPINNING STORM FORCE WINDS
THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW HAS DROPPED THE PRESSURE
TO 959 MB AT SHEMYA AND IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL TOWARDS THE
MID 950 MB RANGE THROUGH THE DAY. THIS LOW WILL BE SOMEWHAT OF A
PATTERN CHANGER IN THE SENSE THAT IT WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER FOR
THE BERING AND AT LEAST THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEK.
FOR THE EAST...WEAK...SMALL SCALE FEATURES DOMINATE THE SENSIBLE
WEATHER. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR RESIDES
OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE MAINLAND. EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS
TROUGH IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW THAT CONTINUES TO SPIN IN BRISTOL
BAY. THIS LOW WAS ABLE TO TAP INTO SOME MOISTURE AND PRODUCE A
QUICK BURST OF SNOW OVER KING SALMON AND PARTS OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THE WEAK SURFACE CYCLE WITH A SUPPORTING UPPER LEVEL
VORTICITY MAXIMUM NEAR KODIAK HAS DRIFTED INLAND WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY. THIS BROUGHT SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO PARTS OF THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. BUT IT LEFT MOST OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEY
PINCHED IN A SMALL POCKET OF NEGATIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION. THIS IS
LEADING TO SINKING AIR PUSHING SOME OF THE CEILINGS DOWN WITH LOW
STRATUS AND FOG INCREASING AROUND THE AREA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE BIG STORY HERE...MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE FIRST 60 HOURS WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES. NONE OF THE MODELS...TO
INCLUDE THE HI-RES VARIETALS...ARE HANDLING THE LOW STRATUS AND
FOG THROUGH THE MATSU VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING. SO
WE ARE RELYING HEAVILY ON OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE TO TRY TO
NOWCAST HOW LOW IT WILL LAST. ALL MODELS NOW PAINT A VERY SIMILAR
STORY WITH THE DOMINANT LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW
WILL STAY FAIRLY CONCENTRIC AS IT DEEPENS TODAY...THEN IT WILL
QUICKLY ELONGATE BY THIS EVENING AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF
FRONTS SWEEPS ACROSS THE BERING. MODELS NOW AGREE THAT THE
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM OCCLUSION WILL REACH THE
SOUTHWEST COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED. WHILE IT DOES LOOK
LIKE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD TOWARDS THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL LATE WED...IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW MUCH CROSS BARRIER FLOW
THERE WILL BE AND HOW MUCH...IF ANY PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE
GROUND. THE ECMWF WAS FAVORED IN HANDLING THIS AS IT HAS REMAINED
THE MOST CONSISTENT IN TIMING OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
MODELS AGREE THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WOBBLE JUST
NORTH OF SHEMYA AND DOMINATE THE PATTERN. THEY DO SLOWLY BEGIN TO
DIVERGE IN THEIR SOLUTIONS WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE FRONT COMING
AROUND THE LOW THOUGH. THE SECOND FRONT WED TRIES TO FORM A
TRIPLE POINT LOW NEAR ADAK AND THEN SWEEP TOWARD NUNIVAK ISLAND
THU. THE NEXT FRONT SWINGS AROUND ON A VERY SIMILAR PATH LATE THU
INTO FRI. AND THEN ANOTHER ONE WILL TRACK ALONG A VERY SIMILAR
PATH FRI INTO SAT. WHILE DISCREPANCIES AMONGST THE MEMBERS
INCREASE WITH EACH FRONT...THE GENERAL PATTERN REMAINS MUCH THE
SAME. THE ECMWF WAS AGAIN FAVORED IN HANDLING THIS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
INSTABILITY IS WEAKENING OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BUT STILL REMAINS
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST DUE TO A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THAT
WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING HOURS AS A WEAK RIDGE MOVES IN FROM
THE WEST. THE RIDGE WILL THEN MOVE IN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND
ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP AND MORE FOG TO DEVELOPMENT. AREAS
ALONG COOK INLET ARE ALREADY SEEING FOG DEVELOPING AS THE RIDGE
MOVES CLOSER. THEN ON WEDNESDAY A FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST BRINGING PRECIPITATION BACK TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN UPPER LEVEL WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK THROUGH THIS MORNING
RESULTING IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING SEA INTO THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE. THIS WILL RESULT
IN ONSHORE FLOW AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM WITH THE CONTINUED ONSHORE
FLOW. THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN/SNOW ALONG
THE COASTLINE WITH MAINLY SNOW IN THE INLAND AREAS. THERE WILL BE
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER INLAND
AREAS WITH THE WARM AIR LOFT RIDING OVER THE COLDER TEMPERATURES AT
THE SURFACE FOR WEDNESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A NORTH PACIFIC STORM FORCE LOW WILL TRACK NEAR SHEMYA THIS EARLY
MORNING BEFORE CROSSING OVER INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA RESULTING
IN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY LATE THIS
MORNING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. THIS WILL BRING WARMER
TEMPERATURES PRODUCING A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN GOING INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM SHEMYA THROUGH ADAK UNTIL EARLY THIS
EVENING. THERE IS A SUBTROPICAL 160 KNOT SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
JET STREAK SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BE NEAR ADAK THIS MORNING AND WILL TRACK EASTWARD ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH NEAR
UNALASKA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS RESULTING
IN STRONG GAP WINDS ON THE BERING SIDE. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS. DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE
A SECONDARY LOW FORM JUST WEST OF ADAK. THIS WILL BRING MORE GUSTY
WINDS WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE SPILLING OVER INTO THE BERING
SEA.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE WET AND WINDY PATTERN
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS CENTERED OVER
THE WESTERN BERING AND A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC SHORTWAVES AND
ASSOCIATED DEEP SURFACE LOWS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF
THE TROUGH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. THE NEXT OF THESE FEATURES
LOOKS TO CROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE THURSDAY...BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE TO POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE REGION.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS TAKING A VERY
SIMILAR PATH BY LATE FRIDAY. GUIDANCE IS THEN HINTING AT YET
ANOTHER SYSTEM TRACKING OVER THE SAME AREA BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK...THOUGH DETAILS AT THAT POINT REMAIN A LITTLE MURKIER.
THIS PATTERN WILL YIELD DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE SETS UP DOWNSTREAM
OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF AND ALCAN BORDER THIS WEEKEND...KEEPING
SHOWERY CONDITIONS FOCUSED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187 191
DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101 111
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 411 412
STORM WARNING 175 176 177 178 185 413
GALE WARNING 150 155 165 170 171 172 173 174 179
180 181 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MSO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PLD
LONG TERM...CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:11 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:21 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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