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Gale Warning 862, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2014, 3:16 PM 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 27, 2014, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2014, 3:21 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
665 FZAK52 PAFC 280016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 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. PKZ199-281345- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 966 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB OVER EASTERN RUSSIA BY MON AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB 290 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SUN EVENING AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT SAME STRENGTH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-281345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281345- BRISTOL BAY- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281345- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-281345- UNALASKA BAY- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-281345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-281345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-281345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-281345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-281345- ADAK TO KISKA- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-281345- KISKA TO ATTU- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-281345- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-281345- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-281345- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281345- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 316 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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967 FZAK52 PAFC 281231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 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. PKZ199-290115- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON MORNING AT 990 MB. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 115 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-290115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-290115- BRISTOL BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-290115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-290115- UNALASKA BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-290115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-290115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-290115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-290115- ADAK TO KISKA- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-290115- KISKA TO ATTU- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-290115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-290115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-290115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-290115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
094 FZAK52 PAFC 290021 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 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. PKZ199-291300- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 998 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF COLD BAY TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 982 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND A 980 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL COMBINE INTO ONE LOW AT 991 MB 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW TO DISSIPATE MON NIGHT AS A 950 MB LOW WORKS TO WITHIN 500 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW AT 986 MB TO MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MON AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL AS A 984 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-291300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-291300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-291300- BRISTOL BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-291300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291300- UNALASKA BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-291300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-291300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-291300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-291300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-291300- ADAK TO KISKA- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ178-291300- KISKA TO ATTU- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ179-291300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-291300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-291300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-291300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 321 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...9 FT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...7 FT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 27, 5:33 AM AKST, 9 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 5:33 AM AKST, 9 hours 43 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
533 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL AMPLIFIED RIDGE IS POSITIONED FROM 51N 147W IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN EXTENDING TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO THE EASTERN SIBERIAN REGION.
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE RIDGE THERE IS A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH THE
BERING SEA AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE PACIFIC.
THIS IS REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE WITH A WEATHER FRONT LOCATED
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS NEAR NIKOLSKI THIS MORNING. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS
SHOWING THE OCCLUDED SURFACE LOW WEST OF SHEMYA WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO STRATIFORM CLOUDS AND RAIN OVER THE EASTERN
BERING/AK PEN. THE ASCAT SCATTEROMETER WINDS ARE SHOWING THE GULF
WITH NORTHWESTERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS
MAJORITY OF THE GULF UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WITH MARINE LAYER STRATUS
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN GULF. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN REPORTING LOW
STRATUS CEILINGS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE HANDLING THE OCCLUDED LOW NEAR SHEMYA WELL AND THE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE GULF THIS MORNING. THE MODELS THEN
STRUGGLE WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL
ALEUTAINS JUST SOUTH OF UNALASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS
SAME TIME FRAME THE MODELS ARE DEPICTING A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE GRADIENT ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN ISSUANCE OF A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THE INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY REGION MAINLY THROUGH THE
GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. THE CHALLENGE WILL BE WITH THE TIMING
OF THE WEATHER FRONT TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE
POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE
TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS THIS WEEKEND. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS
BELOW AVERAGE DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
SYNOPTIC FEATURES.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SUBSIDENCE AND DECREASING HIGHER CLOUDS WITH A BUILDING RIDGE ARE
PRODUCING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ACROSS THE REGION. A WEATHER
FRONT MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE GULF WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS
WITH RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
SPREAD TO THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST ON MON. EXCEPT FOR UPSLOPE CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA
RANGE (WEST COOK INLET/WEST SUSITNA VALLEY)...STRONG SE CROSS
BARRIER FLOW SHOULD MINIMIZE PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE CHUGACH
MOUNTAINS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE NORTHWARD
ADVANCING FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALES WITH LOCAL STORMS (BARREN ISLANDS)
WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE COASTAL MARINES TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. STRONG
GAP FLOWS ACROSS THE KENAI PEN AND ANCHORAGE BOWL ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MON.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN AMPLIFIED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
SOUTHWEST REGION THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING A WARMING TREND
THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND BRINGING MORE STRATUS AND FOG TO THE INTERIOR AREAS.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
THE WEEKEND WITH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. THIS HAS RESULTED
IN AN ISSUANCE OF A HIGH WIND WATCH MAINLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THERE
WILL BE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANIED WITH THE WEATHER
FRONT THAT WILL TRACK INTO THE REGION BY SATURDAY EVENING AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING WARMING
TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING FOR MAJORITY OF THE REGION EXCEPT FOR
A WINTRY MIX OVER THE AHKLUN MOUNTAINS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)..
THE OCCLUDED STORM FORCE LOW NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE
EASTERN BERING SEA WILL HAVE THE WEATHER FRONT TRACKING THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL
EXTEND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BEFORE DIMINISHING BY THE END
OF THE WEEKEND. THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN THE
WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW RESULTING IN ANY PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN
EXCEPT A WINTRY MIX IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...
MONDAY WILL BEGIN WITH A LARGE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING ACROSS THE
EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA...WITH A
STOUT WARM FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS PATTERN
WILL FAVOR HEAVY RAIN FROM KODIAK TO THE KENAI PENINSULA
COAST...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TURNING TO ALL SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS LARGE
NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING MOUNTAIN RANGES...WITH STRONG EAST-
SOUTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS IMPACTING LOCATIONS DOWNWIND OF THE ALASKA
RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. A WARM CHINOOK WILL TRACK THROUGH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY AS THE BERING LOW TRACKS NORTH TOWARD
NUNIVAK ISLAND...WITH A WEAKER CHINOOK TRACKING ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. RAIN WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY ACROSS
COASTAL LOCATIONS TUESDAY...BUT STRONG DOWNSLOPE SHADOWING WILL
KEEP MOST INLAND LOCATIONS LARGELY DRY. THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN
ALASKA WILL WEAKEN LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE BERING TROUGH
FLATTENS OUT THE RIDGE...WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION MOVING
EAST TOWARD THE ALCAN...AND DRIER AND COOLER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND
THE TROUGH THURSDAY. THE GLOBAL NUMERICAL GUIDANCE...WITH SOME
DISCREPANCY...ARE ALL HINTING AT A BLOCKING HIGH FORMING OVER
ALASKA LATE WEEK...WITH A DRY OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT CLEARING
THE REGION OUT HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS PATTERN WOULD
EVENTUALLY YIELD COOLER TEMPERATURES AT OR EVEN SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 161.
MARINE...STORMS 130 131.
GALES 132 136 137 138 139 141 150 155 160 165 170 174
178 180 181 185 351 352 411 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...JAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:16 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:18 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:31 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:31 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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