Storm Warning 177, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 31, 2014, 2:51 PM AKST (23:51 UTC)

Expired

Jan 1, 2015, 4:15 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

817 
FZAK52 PAFC 312351
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 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.

PKZ199-011315-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SEA THU. 
A 984 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 963 MB
AS IT TRACKS TO JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PUSH ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND FRI.

$$

PKZ150-011315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-011315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ160-011315-
BRISTOL BAY-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-011315-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-011315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-011315-
UNALASKA BAY-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-011315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-011315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-011315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-011315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-011315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-011315-
ADAK TO KISKA-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ178-011315-
KISKA TO ATTU-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ179-011315-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-011315-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-011315-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-011315-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Dec 31, 5:17 AM AKST, 9 hours 34 minutes earlier.

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

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