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Gale Warning 798, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 1, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2014, 3:13 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2014, 3:13 PM AKST (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Dec 2, 2014, 3:58 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

281 
FZAK51 PAFC 020013
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-021330-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT 
WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN AS 
IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON TUE.

$$

PKZ119-021330-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
ALONG THE COAST...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ120-021330-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ121-021330-
RESURRECTION BAY-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-021330-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-021330-
PORT VALDEZ-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-021330-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-021330-
VALDEZ ARM-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-021330-
PASSAGE CANAL-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-021330-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-021330-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ132-021330-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ136-021330-
CHINIAK BAY-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-021330-
MARMOT BAY-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-021330-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-021330-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ140-021330-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-021330-
KACHEMAK BAY-
313 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
580 
FZAK51 PAFC 021258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-030215-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE
TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING AND
MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-030215-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ120-030215-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ121-030215-
RESURRECTION BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-030215-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-030215-
PORT VALDEZ-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-030215-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-030215-
VALDEZ ARM-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-030215-
PASSAGE CANAL-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-030215-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-030215-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ132-030215-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ136-030215-
CHINIAK BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-030215-
MARMOT BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-030215-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-030215-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-030215-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-030215-
KACHEMAK BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2014

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 1, 5:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 5:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 46 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
527 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A PAIR OF SEASONABLY STRONG SURFACE LOWS CONTINUE TO CHURN OVER
THE EAST-CENTRAL AND FAR WESTERN BERING SEA...WITH THE PARENT
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SITUATED FROM KAMCHATKA SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE
WEST-CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING
PERSISTS WITH RIDGE AXIS FROM KODIAK ISLAND NORTH AND WEST TO THE
BERING STRAIT.

BETWEEN THE BERING LOW AND THE MAINLAND RIDGE...STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW IS PUSHING A VERY WARM AND MOIST PACIFIC AIR MASS WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER (PW) VALUES AT OR ABOVE 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL
OVER A STABLE COLD NEAR-SURFACE LAYER. ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
COAST...THE WARM AND MOIST PACIFIC AIR MASS IS HAVING SOME SUCCESS
ERODING THE NEAR- SURFACE COLD DOME...WITH THE 12 UTC BETHEL
SOUNDING DEPICTING A 6000-FT FREEZING LEVEL AND THE KING SALMON
SOUNDING DEPICTING AN 8000-FT FREEZING LEVEL.

WHILE THERE IS A LARGE SWATH OF OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION
OCCURRING AS DEPICTED BY RADAR THIS MORNING...WATER VAPOR AND
INFRARED SATELLITE ALSO DETECTS SOME EMBEDDED DRIER
POCKETS...WHICH IS RESULTING IN PERIODS OF DRIZZLE AND FOG ALONG
WITH THE OCCASIONAL RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT...WITH THE NOTABLE
DISCREPANCIES OCCURRING OVER THE BERING SEA AS THE TWO SURFACE
LOWS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. THIS LENDS A
LITTLE HIGHER UNCERTAINTY FOR WINDS FOR THE BERING REGION...BUT
OTHERWISE GENERAL CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS MODERATE TO HIGH.

DOWNSTREAM...MODELS AGREE IN MOVING THE RIDGE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA AS A VERY STRONG DISTURBANCE BEGINS TO MOVE UP THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND THE COOK INLET REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY. THUS...THE EARLY WEEK PERIOD FOR MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA IS LOOKING QUITE UNSETTLED.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

LIGHT OVERRUNNING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE VERY LIGHT EXCEPT ALONG THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA WHERE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. MODELS DEPICT A
WARM FRONT ALOFT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE UPPER COOK INLET AND
MAT-SU VALLEY REGIONS CURRENTLY WHICH WILL USHER IN A DRY SLOT IN
THE SNOW GROWTH LAYER. THUS...LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DIMINISH TO
FLURRIES OR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR MUCH OF THE LATE MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

THE NEXT WARM FRONT MOVES SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE COOK INLET
REGION THIS EVENING AND WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF SNOW AT THE
OUTSET IN TIME FOR THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. WITH THE WARM FRONT
WILL COME A PUSH OF WARM AIR JUST ABOVE THE STABLE COLD DOME NEAR
THE SURFACE. 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR
FREEZING RAIN...OR EVEN A COLD RAIN...FROM AROUND THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL SOUTH THROUGH THE KENAI PENINSULA. CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH
ENOUGH TO ISSUE A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY AT THIS POINT IN
TIME...BUT THE DAY SHIFT WILL BE MONITORING IN CASE ANY ADVISORIES
ARE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG DISTURBANCE MOVING
NORTH AND EAST FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTH AND EAST UP COOK
INLET TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THUS...EXPECT TO SEE A BRIEF BUT
FAIRLY INTENSE PERIOD OF SNOW TUESDAY AS THIS FRONT SPEEDS ACROSS
THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE BEST ESTIMATE FOR TIMING OVER
ANCHORAGE AT THIS POINT IN TIME LOOKS TO BE IN THE LATE MORNING TO
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY LINGERING AS LATE AS
THE BEGINNING OF THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TOWARD THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING SENDS ANOTHER FRONTAL SURGE OF RAIN
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY EARLY THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM LATE MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY CONTINUE AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING THIS
MORNING KEEPING A THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING ACROSS MUCH
OF THE VALLEY WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS. THE ALASKA RANGE WILL BE
THE EXCEPTION...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES STAY BELOW FREEZING KEEPING
PRECIPITATION ALL SNOW. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SOUTH TO NORTH INTO
WEDNESDAY AS THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVES SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING ORGANIZES TODAY WITH STORM
FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS AND LASTING UNTIL THE SYSTEM DIVES SOUTHEAST OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TUESDAY. SATELLITE DATA ALREADY
ESTIMATES GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF
THE LOW WITH BUOY OBSERVATIONS REPORTING WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 22
FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 25 TO
35 FEET ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS EVENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...HOWEVER THERE IS
STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM WITH
THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO EXPERIENCE STRONGER
WINDS THAN EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

THE BERING TROUGH WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT ANOTHER ARCTIC TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH
SLOPE WILL QUICKLY REPLACE IT. WHILE MODEL AGREEMENT IS QUITE POOR
WITH THE PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY OF LOWS AT THE SURFACE ...THERE
IS GOOD AGREEMENT OF TROUGHING FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP
SHOWERY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE GULF
OF ALASKA THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK...WITH WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION (MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW) MOVING THROUGH THE
INTERIOR. MODEL AGREEMENT THEN DIMINISHES SEVERELY INTO ON
SATURDAY...SO THE LONG TERM FORECAST RELIES HEAVILY ON WPC...WITH
GENERALLY LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 152
MARINE...STORM WARNING 177 178
		 GALE WARNING 150 155 170 172 173 174 175 176 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...DEK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 1, 11:43 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1143 AM AKST MON DEC 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1139 AM     SNOW             5 SSE ANCHORAGE         61.15N 149.83W
12/01/2014  M0.1 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

1139 AM     SNOW             N AKIAK                 60.91N 161.21W
12/01/2014  E0.1 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            0.1 INCHES OF SNOW THEN A TRACE OF FREEZING RAIN.

&&

DK
Local storm report, Dec 1, 3:01 PM AKST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
301 PM AKST MON DEC 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0301 PM     SNOW             5 SW ANCHORAGE          61.16N 149.98W
12/01/2014  M0.2 INCH                           AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            DAILY SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 3PM

&&

JPW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 3:13 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Dec 1, 3:19 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 2, 3:35 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 2, 3:48 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 2, 3:48 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 2, 3:58 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days

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