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Gale Warning 832, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 15, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2014, 3:05 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2014, 3:05 PM AKST (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2014, 3:30 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
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 15, 4:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 4:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
452 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHES OUT ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
THE MAIN LOW CENTER IS NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THIS LOW IS
BRINGING A SOUTHERLY PUSH OF WARM AIR OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOW WESTERLY FLOW IS BRINGING COLDER AIR TO
THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THERE IS DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT WITH THE SYNOPTIC FEATURES BUT THE
MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE SMALLER LOW CENTERS IN THIS COMPLEX
PATTERN. AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH TODAY ALL
MODELS ARE TRYING TO SPIN UP A LOW ON IT BUT THE POSITIONS VARY
ALL ACROSS NORTHERN GULF ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WITH A
LOW APPROACHING THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHERE THE GFS AND GEM
TAKE IT WEST WHILE THE NAM AND EC TAKE IT EAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WARM AIR MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL KEEP MOST AREAS AROUND THE
SOUTHCENTRAL IN RAIN. THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MINIMAL
AS OVERALL PRECIPITATION IN AREAS THAT ARE BELOW ZERO IS TAPERING
OFF AND THOSE AREAS SHOULD STAY DRY. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS MODEL
INCONSISTENCY WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF ALL
MODELS AGREE THAT A LOW WILL FORM AND MOVE INTO THE COOK INLET
AREA LATER ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING IN SOME COLDER AIR AND
SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL WHICH WILL BRING BACK SNOW TO
THE AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TODAY AND TOMORROW)...

RAIN SHOWERS...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF KING
SALMON...HAVE STEADILY BEEN ON THE RISE OVERNIGHT AS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND BRISTOL
BAY. AN ASSOCIATED STATIONARY FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EXTENDED NEAR KODIAK AND THEN INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.
THIS FRONT HAS ACTED AS A LIFTING MECHANISM...ALLOWING FOR RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. HOWEVER...THE
12Z KING SALMON (PAKN) RAOB SHOW DECENT CROSS BARRIER FLOW WHICH
HAS BEEN KEEPING DOWNWIND LOCATIONS OF THE ALASKA RANGE (LIKE KING
SALMON) RELATIVELY DRY OVERNIGHT. THIS DOWNSLOPING COMPONENT WILL
WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND FORCING WILL BECOME GREATER AS THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA PUSHES CLOSE TO
BRISTOL BAY. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW
SHOWERS...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES OF THESE SHOWERS ALONG
THE COAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE DELTA WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES WHILE THE BRISTOL BAY AREA COULD SEE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE AHKLUN MOUNTAINS.

A CHANCE FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AGAIN CONTINUES THIS MORNING...
MAINLY FROM A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DILLINGHAM NORTHWARD INTO
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY IS A BIT INTERESTING BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH A WARM LAYER
EXISTS...A THICK ENOUGH COLD LAYER BENEATH THE WARM LAYER EXISTS
TO WHERE THE FORMATION OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TODAY AND TOMORROW)...

GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIP
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS A JET STREAK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA HAS TIGHTENED UP THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 75 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED NEAR
FALSE PASS (PAKF) AND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 65 MPH RANGE HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED NEAR COLD BAY. THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN AS THE LOW
SHIFTS EASTWARD AND THE JET STREAK PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING. BECAUSE OF THESE STRONGER WINDS...WENT AHEAD AND BUMPED
UP THE COASTAL FORECAST FOR THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA (MARINE ZONE 155) TO STORMS FOR THIS MORNING. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS AS THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA BEGINS TO DRIFT
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA LATE TODAY AND INTO
TUESDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE NORTHERN BERING BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...KEEPING A SHOWERY REGIME OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WET PATTERN WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO
THE WEEKEND AS A PAIR OF LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BEGIN TO
TRACK CLOSER TO THE REGION...WITH ONE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF
LATER IN THE WEEK AND ANOTHER SKIRTING THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN THE
SAME TIME FRAME. THE ECMWF BRINGS IN A MUCH WEAKER LOW INTO THE
GULF MID WEEK AND DISSIPATES BY THURSDAY...WHERE THE LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IS SLOWER TO APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
DRAGS BEHIND THE OTHER SOLUTIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. THE GFS AND
CANADIAN MODEL SHOW A STRONGER LOW ENTERING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN TRACKS INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THE GFS ALSO DEPICTS A FASTER MOVING SOLUTION REGARDING
THE LOW TRACKING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN INTO THE WEEKEND. THE MODELS
AGREE ON A STRONG ZONAL JET SOUTH OF THE CHAIN INITIALLY ON
THURSDAY...WHICH BEGINS TO BUCKLE LATER ON FRIDAY. ONE CAN EXPECT
A SLIGHTLY FASTER PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM GIVEN THE STRONGER
ZONAL FLOW INITIALLY. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW REGARDING THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THESE FEATURES GIVEN A RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNT
OF MODEL SPREAD. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO DIVERGE INTO THE
WEEKEND...THEN BEGIN TO COME INTO AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY AGAIN BY
NEXT MONDAY WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. IN THE SAME TIME FRAME...THE MODELS ALSO
COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN BERING AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE
WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 155
         GALES 119 125 150 165 170 172 179 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC
LONG TERM...TP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 15, 11:05 AM AKST, 4 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1105 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

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

0100 AM     FREEZING RAIN    11 S TALKEETNA          62.18N 150.03W
12/15/2014  U0.00 INCH                          AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN FROM MILEPOST 7 AND SOUTH ON
            TALKEETNA SPUR ROAD. THIN LAYER OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON
            ROADS.

&&

RSD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 3:05 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 15, 4:33 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC4 hr
Dec 15, 11:39 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC16 hr
Dec 16, 3:49 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 16, 3:51 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC11 hr

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Sources

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