Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 720, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 21, 2015, 2:59 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
- Nov 21, 2015, 2:59 PM AKST (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2015, 2:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
704 FZAK61 PAFC 212359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-221400- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1017 MB LOW WILL FORM OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING AND TRACK TO NEAR 59N 147W SUN EVENING...BEFORE EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST GULF MON MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ351-221400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. $$ PKZ352-221400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
362 FZAK61 PAFC 221253 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-230200- 353 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1019 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 155W SUN MORNING AND TRACK TO 59N 144W AT 1025 MB SUN NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTHEAST GULF MON EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON. $$ PKZ351-230200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 353 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-230200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 353 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. $$
502 FZAK61 PAFC 222350 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 250 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-231400- 250 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1019 MB LOW NEAR 59N 150W TRACKS TO 58N 141W AT 1025 MB EARLY MON AND DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND PERSIST THERE INTO TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 250 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-231400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 250 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 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 Nov 21, 5:39 AM AKST, 9 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 5:39 AM AKST, 9 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
539 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH STRETCHES DOWN THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE
MAIN EMBEDDED LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE LOW IS SUPPORTED
BY A STRONG VORTICITY MAX THAT IS PUSHING THE LOW TO THE
NORTHEAST. BEHIND THE LOW COLD AIR IS BEING ADVECTED IN FROM
THE NORTH HAVING ALREADY DROPPED TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTHWEST.
OVER THE BERING...COLD WESTERLY FLOW WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES IS
BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE HANDLING THE PATTERN FAIRLY WELL BUT ARE STRUGGLING
WITH TWO OF THE LOWS. THE FIRST IS THE WEAK LOW OVER THE BERING
THAT IS TRACKING OVER THE SOUTHWEST ON ITS WAY INTO THE GULF
SUNDAY. GUIDANCE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH TRACKING THE LOW ACROSS
LAND BEFORE IT MAKES IT INTO THE GULF. THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THESE
DIFFERENCES IS MINOR BUT IT WILL HAVE SLIGHT CHANGES IN THE TIMING
OF SNOW TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WITH A LOW
APPROACHING THE WESTERN BERING. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE
EC IS MOVING THE LOW MORE SLOWLY THAN THE CONSENSUS. THE HIGHER
CONFIDENCE IS WITH THE FASTER TRACK OF THE CONSENSUS LOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS BROUGHT A FRESH BLANKET OF SNOW
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT IS NOW CENTERED IN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND SNOW
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST AS THIS LOW WEAKENS AND
SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD. A VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...AND
PERSISTENT UPSLOPE FLOW WILL ALSO ALLOW SNOW SHOWERS TO LINGER
ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
LOCAL GAPS ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...INCLUDING SEWARD AND
WHITTIER...INTO THIS EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT BRIEFLY SUNDAY MORNING AS A WEAK RIDGE
QUICKLY TRAVERSES THE REGION. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM QUICKLY
FOLLOWS ON ITS HEELS...WITH THE LOW FIRST MOVING ACROSS KODIAK
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE CURRENT
LOW AND ALSO TO HAVE A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK. AS A RESULT...IT IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH SNOW THREAT TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL
MAINLAND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND TODAY IN BROAD WESTERLY FLOW...WITH UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT
YIELDING SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED
WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL THEN BRING ANOTHER QUICK SHOT OF SNOW TO THE
AREA TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS FOCUSED OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE 2-3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL THEN IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS RIDGING BUILDS
OVERHEAD IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG BERING FRONT ARRIVING ON ALONG THE
COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER DISTURBANCE AND WEAK SURFACE LOW SET TO
IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT WILL YIELD ONE MORE DAY OF
SHOWERY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BERING BEFORE ATTENTION QUICKLY
TURNS TO THE POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
BERING TONIGHT. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATER TONIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION QUICKLY CHANGING OVER
TO RAIN AS WARMER AIR IS DRAWN IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL STILL MAINTAIN STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AS
IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...
ANOTHER ROUND OF STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE IN STORE FOR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS STRONG COLD ADVECTION COMMENCES ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED...THE MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE HANDLING OF LARGE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND
AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE BERING SEA
ALONG THIS FRONT WITH AN SECOND SWATH OF STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG
THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.
THE STRONG SOUTHERLY PUSH IS STILL EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO
TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
RISE WITH PRECIPITATION TURNING TO MOSTLY RAIN OVER THE REGION BY
MONDAY MORNING. THIS WARM AIR WILL THEN MOVE EASTWARD TOWARDS
SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS WILL BRING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL
ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS BY TUESDAY...CAUSING SNOWFALL IN MOST
AREAS TO MIX OR SWITCH OVER TO RAIN IN MOST LOCATIONS.
AT THIS POINT...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE PERIOD. BROADLY...THE MODELS ARE IN GROSS AGREEMENT IN
DEVELOPING A BROAD AND DEEP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING THAT
EXTENDS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ABOUT 40N...SETTING UP DEEP SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND MOST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA.
THEY ALSO AGREE IN A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA...SETTING
UP A BROAD AND FLAT TROUGH OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA
WITH ZONAL FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THE DIFFICULTIES ARE
WITH SURFACE FEATURES AS THE MODELS ARE STILL PROVIDING
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WITH THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON IN-
FA...WITH A ROUGH LOCATION SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH A LOW
THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A FRONT JUST NORTH OF HAWAII
SUNDAY NIGHT. IN GENERAL...THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE DEVELOPING THIS
LOW AND MOVING IT NORTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE
NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE AND INTO THE WESTERN POTIONS OF KODIAK
ISLAND SOMETIME LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
BECAUSE THE WIDE SPREAD OF SOLUTIONS WITH THIS LOW AND ITS
POTENTIAL INTERACTION WITH IN-FA...WPC GUIDANCE WAS USED IN DAYS
4-7...WHICH LEANED HEAVY ON ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 101 111 141.
MARINE...STORM 119 120 131 175 176 177 178
GALE 129 130 132 139 141 170 172 173 174 179 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB
LONG TERM...DEK/RFIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 21, 9:01 AM AKST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 901 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 AKZ101-111-221500- ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 901 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER. THE HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. *TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. *AFFECTED AREA...FOR HATCHER PASS IN THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. *AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA WILL RISE TO HIGH TODAY INTO SUNDAY. *REASON...RECENT HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY ON SLOPES STEEPER THAN ABOUT 30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY OFF OF AND OUT OF UNDERNEATH SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES. CHOOSE CONSERVATIVE TERRAIN. CONSULT WWW.HATCHERPASSAVALANCHECENTER.ORG FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF ANY AVALANCHE CENTER. CHECK WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR YOUR CLOSEST AVALANCHE CENTER. CHECK WWW.FSAVALANCHE.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO IDENTIFY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THIS WARNING DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS WHERE AVALANCHE MITIGATION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED.
Local storm report, Nov 21, 11:40 AM AKST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1140 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0621 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
11/21/2015 M5.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0629 AM SNOW 1 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.71W
11/21/2015 M5.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STEADY SNOWFALL, SLIGHT WINDS, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 0.5
MILES
0655 AM SNOW WILLOW 61.74N 150.06W
11/21/2015 M8.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
WILLOW SIDE OF HATCHER PASS AS OF 7 AM
0657 AM SNOW 2 E RABBIT CREEK 61.08N 149.77W
11/21/2015 M4.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
AS OF 7 AM
0700 AM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.81W
11/21/2015 M5.6 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
0707 AM SNOW 4 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.76W
11/21/2015 M4.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0729 AM SNOW N GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.69W
11/21/2015 M7.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
0731 AM SNOW CHUGIAK 61.39N 149.48W
11/21/2015 M3.8 INCH AK PUBLIC
TOTAL OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATION. SETTLED.
0739 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
11/21/2015 M7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
0740 AM SNOW 3 ENE MEADOW LAKES 61.64N 149.52W
11/21/2015 M5.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ON TOP OF 4 INCHES FROM YESTERDAY
0740 AM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.53W
11/21/2015 M6.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
0758 AM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.52N 149.95W
11/21/2015 M6.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
0758 AM SNOW CHUGIAK 61.39N 149.48W
11/21/2015 M6.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
STILL SNOWING AS OF 745 AM
0807 AM SNOW 4 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.19N 149.76W
11/21/2015 M6.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
AS OF 8 AM
0807 AM SNOW 6 WSW TALKEETNA 62.31N 150.26W
11/21/2015 M3.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
0831 AM SNOW 1 E EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.54W
11/21/2015 M5.0 INCH AK MESONET
0835 AM SNOW PALMER 61.60N 149.11W
11/21/2015 M4.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
NEAR AIRPORT, ON TOP OF 2 INCHES FROM YESTERDAY
0900 AM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.53W
11/21/2015 M7.5 INCH AK PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW 5 SE SPENARD 61.13N 149.80W
11/21/2015 M7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW PALMER 61.60N 149.11W
11/21/2015 M7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
NEAR LAZY MOUNTAIN
0900 AM SNOW 3 WNW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.76W
11/21/2015 E6.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
5-6 INCHES ESTIMATED OF FRESH SNOW.
0900 AM SNOW ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BAS 61.25N 149.80W
11/21/2015 M6.5 INCH AK PUBLIC
0915 AM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.52W
11/21/2015 M7.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 1/4
MILE
0915 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER VISITORS CE 61.23N 149.27W
11/21/2015 M8.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
AS OF 9AM
1050 AM SNOW 1 NNE POTTER MARSH 61.07N 149.77W
11/21/2015 M4.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
1050 AM SNOW 3 ENE GLENNALLEN 62.10N 145.53W
11/21/2015 E4.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
3-4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, HAS SETTLED
1050 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER VISITORS CE 61.23N 149.27W
11/21/2015 M8.5 INCH AK PUBLIC
0915 AM SNOW 3 S RIDGEWAY 60.49N 151.08W
11/21/2015 M5.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STRONG WEST WINDS THIS MORNIGN WITH A PEAK GUST TO 32
MPH, BRINGING VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY DOWN TO A 1/4 MILE
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 21, 11:46 AM AKST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1146 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 AM SNOW HOUSTON 61.62N 149.78W
11/21/2015 M7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
7 INCHES FROM LAST NIGHT ON TOP OF THE PREVIOUS 5 INCHES
NEAR MILE MARKER 54.5 OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 21, 12:25 PM AKST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1225 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 AM SNOW 1 N PALMER 61.61N 149.11W
11/21/2015 M5.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STRONG WEST WINDS THIS MORNIGN WITH A PEAK GUST TO 32
MPH, BRINGING VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY DOWN TO A 1/4 MILE
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Nov 21, 1:51 PM AKST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
151 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0151 PM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.52N 149.95W
11/21/2015 M6.1 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
LINGRAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 21, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:46 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 21, 3:46 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:03 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:03 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 21, 7:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 21, 2:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.