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Gale Warning 830, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2014, 3:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2014, 3:05 AM AKST (12:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2014, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
764 FZAK52 PAFC 151205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160045- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 20 NM WEST OF NELSON LAGOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 974 MB THIS EVENING THEN TO 210 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 975 MB TUE NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-160045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-160045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-160045- BRISTOL BAY- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-160045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-160045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-160045- UNALASKA BAY- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-160045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-160045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-160045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-160045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-160045- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-160045- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-160045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-160045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-160045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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656 FZAK52 PAFC 160005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161230- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY CONSOLIDATES TONIGHT INTO A A 975 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 982 MB WED AFTERNOON 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. A 984 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 987 MB TUE EVENING 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-161230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-161230- BRISTOL BAY- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-161230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-161230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AF30TER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-161230- UNALASKA BAY- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-161230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-161230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-161230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-161230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-161230- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-161230- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-161230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-161230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-161230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
235 FZAK52 PAFC 160005 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161230- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY CONSOLIDATES TONIGHT INTO A A 975 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 982 MB WED AFTERNOON 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. A 984 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 987 MB TUE EVENING 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-161230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-161230- BRISTOL BAY- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-161230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-161230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-161230- UNALASKA BAY- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-161230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-161230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-161230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-161230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-161230- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-161230- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-161230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-161230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-161230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 14, 4:14 PM AKST, 10 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 4:14 PM AKST, 10 hours 51 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
414 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE CENTER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
ARE FINALLY LIFTING NORTH TOWARD THE KENAI PEN. THE SURFACE FRONT
WHICH APPROACHED THE NORTH GULF THIS MORNING MOVED INLAND LATE
THIS MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS...EVIDENT IN ADVANCE OF THIS
FEATURE...HAVE WEAKENED. PRESSURE RISES ON THE BACKSIDE THOUGH
HAVE ENHANCED GAP FLOWS. PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COASTS AND
EASTERN KENAI WAS GENERALLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH SNOW AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS (THOMPSON PASS) AS WELL AS THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN. PRECIPITATION WAS MORE VARIED WEST OF THE CHUGACH AS WARM
AIR CONTINUED ABOVE A SHALLOW LAYER OF COLD AIR. THIS GAVE RISE TO
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING WITH A
MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
GAP WINDS MIXED THE AIR OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ALLOWING SURFACE
TEMPS TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...SO WHAT LITTLE PRECIPITATION THAT
DID FALL FELL AS RAIN OR A MIX.
.OUT WEST...
A STACKED 960S LOW WAS EVIDENT SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOF. A
FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS CENTER AND
COLD ADVECTION (EVIDENCED BY OPEN CELL CU STREAMING ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS) PRODUCED STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TO WESTERN AK PEN AND THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA. A FEW
SHOWERS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND AND WIDESPREAD RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING
SEA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION (SHORT TERM)...
OUT WEST...MODEL CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH WITH THE MOVEMENT OF
THE LOW CENTER SE OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS INITIALIZATIONS THIS
MORNING AND FORECAST TRACK ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR. WILL BE LEANING
TOWARD A NAM BLEND FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S PACKAGE.
IN THE EAST...MODELS STRUGGLED SOME IN THE HANDLING OF THE WIND
AND PRESSURE FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WHICH MADE LANDFALL
IN THE GULF THIS MORNING. THE GEM REGIONAL DID THE BEST JOB THOUGH
ON PICKING THE TIMING OF THE GAP WINDS AND DOWNSLOPE ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL/TURNAGAIN ARM THIS MORNING. THE NAM WAS TOO FAST.
THE BEST BET FOR THE NEAR TERM WILL BE THE GEM REG/NAM...THEN A
TRANSITION INTO THE GFS/NAM BEYOND THE GEM END POINT. MODELS ARE
ALL NOW PICKING UP THE NEXT LOW THAT ROLLS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF
ON MON MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE
WARMER AIR INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE...PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS ARE REPORTING TEMPERATURES ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE IN THE UPPER 30S TO
LOWER 40S. THE TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR FREEZING IN THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL...COMBINE THIS WITH THE WARM LAYER ALOFT WILL RESULT IN SOME
AREAS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH TOMORROW
NIGHT WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT
BEFORE A GALE FORCE LOW TRACKING INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE AFOREMENTIONED SYNOPTIC FEATURES WILL RESULT IN GUSTY
TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE
THOMPSON PASS REGION EASTWARD ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WILL SEE
THE MAJORITY OF SNOWFALL WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN
PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
A FRONT ALONG THE EASTERN BERING SLOWLY PUSHES INLAND OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ALONG WITH
PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO KEEP
PRECIPITATION ALL SNOW EXCEPT FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AREA EAST OF
DILLINGHAM WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WITH THE FRONT THAT PUSHED
THROUGH ON SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS STAY IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE SENDS WEAK WAVES ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MONDAY
NIGHT AS COLDER AIR ADVECTS BACK INTO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS ALONG
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALONG THE COAST OF BRISTOL BAY GUST
THROUGH TUESDAY AS A SURFACE LOW KEEPS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ALONG THE EASTERN BERING.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA (SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT AS THE
SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE THE HIGHEST GUSTS WITH
THIS SYSTEM WITH STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE SURROUNDING WATERS.
RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS FAST
MOVING SYSTEMS MOVE UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)...
A STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED JUST WEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY...KEEPING A SHOWERY REGIME OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH
ENCOMPASSING THE BERING AND DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA WITH VARIOUS DISTURBANCES ROTATING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
GULF. THE WET PATTERN WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS A
PAIR OF LOWS IMPACT THE REGION...WITH ONE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF
BY LATE IN THE WEEK AND ANOTHER SKIRTING THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN THE
SAME TIME FRAME. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW REGARDING THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS OF THESE FEATURES GIVEN A RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNT OF MODEL
SPREAD...HOWEVER THE GENERAL SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS WILL
RESEMBLE THOSE OF THE CURRENT PATTERN WITH SHOWERS ACROSS THE
BERING AND THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK
FOCUSED MAINLY ALONG THE GULF COAST.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...119 120 130 139 140 150 155 171-174 181 185
STORMS...165 170
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...181
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:14 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:14 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:26 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 10:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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