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Gale Warning 875, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 31, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2014, 2:46 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 31, 2014, 2:46 PM AKST (23:46 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2015, 4:15 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

163 
FZAK51 PAFC 312346
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-011315-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 
1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED
NIGHT...THEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF SITKA 
THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL TRACK INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA
THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-011315-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ120-011315-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ121-011315-
RESURRECTION BAY-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-011315-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2
FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-011315-
PORT VALDEZ-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-011315-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-011315-
VALDEZ ARM-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-011315-
PASSAGE CANAL-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING
NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-011315-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR KAMISHAK BAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-011315-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-011315-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ136-011315-
CHINIAK BAY-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-011315-
MARMOT BAY-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-011315-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-011315-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-011315-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-011315-
KACHEMAK BAY-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 31, 5:17 AM AKST, 9 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:17 AM AKST, 9 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
517 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

CORRECTED TYPO

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE REMAINING CONSTANT ALOFT IN THIS FLOW PATTERN IS THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC RIDGE. ANCHORED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE CLOSED HIGH
ALOFT KEEPS THE PATTERN STILL VERY MERIDIONAL. THE DIFFERENCE TODAY
HOWEVER IS THAT JET ENERGY HAS BEEN DIVERTED A STRONG KAMCHATKA
SYSTEM ESSENTIALLY CREATING A SPLIT FLOW PATTERN AS SOME OF THE
ENERGY GOES TO THE NORTH AROUND THE KAMCHATKA LOW AND SOME TO THE
SOUTH. THE LINGERING TROUGH IS GETTING SQUEEZED BY THE BUILDING
RIDGE TO THE WEST AND THE BLOCKING RIDGE TO THE EAST.

FROM A SENSIBLE WEATHER PERSPECTIVE MOST OF THE WIDESPREAD RAIN
AND WIND HAS ENDED OR AT THE VERY LEAST SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
LINGERING SOUTHWEST FLOW AND SHEARING TROUGH ALOFT ARE KEEPING
SHOWERY PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE
GRADIENT ALONG THE CHUGACH IS STILL PRETTY STRONG EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS COMING OFF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...CREATING A PRETTY GOOD CHINOOK OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
ONCE THE WINDS CAME OFF THE TERRAIN AND TURNAGAIN ARM TEMPERATURE
SHOT UP INTO THE LOW 40S WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MULDOON AREA
WHERE THE WINDS WERE NON-EXISTENT WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING IN
THE LOW 30S.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT EVEN WITH THE
SLIGHT CHANGE IN FLOW PATTERN ALOFT. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS THE LAST
GASP OF THE BERING SEA/ALASKA PENINSULA TROUGH. THE BASAL WAVE
RIDES THE LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE UP IN TO THE GULF. DESPITE AN
INITIALLY WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE THE SYSTEM PRODUCES AN IMPRESSIVE
WIND FIELD OWING TO A 1030 MB HIGH SETTING UP OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF. PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO STAY CONFINED TO THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST. MOST OF THE IMPACT WILL BE
IN OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST.

&&

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

BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH TODAY. UPSLOPE CONDITIONS
OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND NORTHERN COPPER BASIN WILL BRING
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY. ELSEWHERE...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHIFT TO SNOW
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS COLD AIR INTRUDES FROM THE
WEST. SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THU NIGHT.

COLD ADVECTION FROM THE WEST AND INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS
ACROSS THE GULF WILL GIVE RISE TO STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THE
EASTERN KENAI PEN TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THU THROUGH FRI
MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY)...

PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA AND SUBSIDENCE DEVELOPS
IN ITS WAKE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE OBSERVED THIS
MORNING AS ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO MODERATE TEMPERATURES. AS
WINDS BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON AND SKIES BEGIN TO THIN OUT...
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP. THIS BEING SAID...TEMPERATURES
ARE STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES THEN LOOK TO DROP TO
BELOW NORMAL VALUES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY)...

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO
PUSH A FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS FRONT HAS BEGUN
TO SLOW A BIT THIS MORNING AS IT COLLIDES WITH A BUILDING RIDGE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. A STEADY
WEAKENING TREND WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH GALE
FORCE WINDS BEING OBSERVED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE
MAJORITY OF THE DAY. AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES THURSDAY MORNING...A
SECOND FRONT FROM A SEPARATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING OFF THE
KAMCHATKA COAST WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL
LIKELY BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SECOND FRONT AND THE
FRONT CURRENTLY PUSHING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS THAT THE
SECOND FRONT TAPS MORE INTO THE SUBTROPICS. THIS WILL ADVECT WARM
AIR NORTHWARD AND LIKELY LIMIT HOW MUCH OF THE STRONGER WINDS MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (FRI DECEMBER 2 - TUE DECEMBER 6)...

A MOBILE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF TRACKING INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA FRIDAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST
TRANSFERRING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE LOW TRACK WILL CONTINUE THE OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO SUNDAY. THEREAFTER...QUITE
THE SHIFT IN THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL EMERGE AS A BLOCKING HIGH
FORMS OVER THE STATE OF ALASKA. THIS WILL SHUNT THE GENERAL STORM
TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION...WITH WEAK FLOW AND CLEARING SKIES
PROMOTING INCREASING TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS AND MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES THAN THE PRECEDING WEEK. COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE STATE.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 145.
MARINE...GALES 127 130 131 173 174 175 176 177 178 351 352 411
               412 413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ML
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC
LONG TERM...JA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 30, 3:07 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Dec 30, 3:07 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 30, 3:07 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Dec 31, 2:58 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 3:08 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 3:08 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC25 hr
Dec 31, 3:17 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC26 hr
Dec 31, 3:27 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC25 hr
Dec 31, 3:27 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC25 hr
Dec 31, 2:46 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 31, 2:46 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC14 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC14 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.