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Gale Warning 876, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 7, 2015, 3:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 25 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 7, 2015, 3:15 PM AKST (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2015, 3:46 PM AKST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
360 FZAK52 PAFC 080015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 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. PKZ199-081315- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF FALSE PASS AT 966 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMES ABSORBED BY THE 965 MB GULF LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AFTERNOON AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-081315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-081315- BRISTOL BAY- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-081315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-081315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-081315- UNALASKA BAY- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ173-081315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ174-081315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-081315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-081315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ177-081315- ADAK TO KISKA- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-081315- KISKA TO ATTU- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-081315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-081315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-081315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-081315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 315 PM AKST MON DEC 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
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451 FZAK52 PAFC 081300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 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. PKZ199-090130- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR BECOMES ABSORBED BY A 958 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AFTERNOON AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH THU MORNING. A 997 LOW 130 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF SHEMYA BEFORE DISSIPATING WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-090130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-090130- BRISTOL BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-090130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-090130- UNALASKA BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ173-090130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ174-090130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ175-090130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-090130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 41 FT. $$ PKZ177-090130- ADAK TO KISKA- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 39 FT. $$ PKZ178-090130- KISKA TO ATTU- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 37 FT. $$ PKZ179-090130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-090130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-090130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-090130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
379 FZAK52 PAFC 090046 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 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. PKZ199-091330- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR BECOMES ABSORBED BY A 957 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY BY WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WED MORNING DRIFTS THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-091330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-091330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-091330- BRISTOL BAY- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-091330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ170-091330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-091330- UNALASKA BAY- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-091330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ173-091330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ174-091330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. $$ PKZ175-091330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ176-091330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 46 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 41 FT. $$ PKZ177-091330- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 48 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 36 FT. $$ PKZ178-091330- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ179-091330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ180-091330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ181-091330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-091330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 PM AKST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$
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 7, 5:37 AM AKST, 9 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:37 AM AKST, 9 hours 38 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
537 AM AKST MON DEC 7 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A POWERFUL 190 KT CYCLONICALLY CURVED UPPER LEVEL NORTH PACIFIC
JET STREAM CONTINUES TO BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ACROSS THE
REGION THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WITH ITS GENERAL PLACEMENT AROUND
35N TO 45N...THIS IS KEEPING THE GENERAL STORM TRACK WELL SOUTH OF
THE MAINLAND. A SHARP SHORT-WAVELENGTH RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM
THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA...WITH AN
ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH STRETCHING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING INTO
EASTERN SIBERIA. ANOTHER LOW CENTER IS IN THE VICINITY OF
UNALASKA...AND THIS IS THE ANCHOR OF THE NORTH PACIFIC JET STREAM.
AMPLIFYING ALONG THIS JET IS A DEVELOPING SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED LOW...WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON
TUESDAY. OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDING ALOFT
AND CLEAR SKIES...COLD AIR AND STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS IS
ALLOWING FOR WIDESPREAD REGIONS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS TO DEVELOP
INLAND...WITH WEAK OUTFLOW DRAINAGE WINDS ALONG THE COAST.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE GENERAL
PATTERN HEADING INTO THE LATE WEEK. THEY ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH THE STRONG GALE FORCE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF TUESDAY...BUT
THERE REMAINS TRACK AND STRENGTH DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS. THE
ECMWF AND GFS WERE BOTH FAVORED ACROSS BOTH THE BERING SEA AND THE
STRONG GULF LOW AS THEY HAVE GENERALLY REMAINED CONSISTENT.
IMPACTS...HOWEVER...CONTINUE TO REMAIN LARGELY RELEGATED TO THE
MARINE WATERS AS PRECIPITATION WILL ONLY IMPACT THE COAST UNTIL
WEDNESDAY. OVERALL...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH WITH RESPECT TO
IMPACTS...WITH ONLY MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON THE EXACT PLACEMENT ON
FOG AND LOW STRATUS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
FOG AND STRATUS REMAIN A FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA
ON UP TURNAGAIN AND KNIK ARMS AS WELL AS ACROSS MOST OF THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. INVERSIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO STEEPEN WITH UPPER RIDGE
MOVING OVERHEAD (AS SEEN IN 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING). THEREFORE...
CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SHIFT
IN THE LOW LEVEL LEVEL FLOW BEHIND THE RIDGE AXIS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH PERHAPS EVEN SOME MID TO HIGH CLOUDS MOVING
UP FROM THE SOUTH. EXPECT THIS MAY HELP DISSIPATE SOME OF THE FOG
AND STRATUS AND ENSURE IT DOES NOT RETURN. ASIDE FROM THE FOG/STRATUS
INLAND SECTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN COOL AND DRY.
MORE ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES DOWN OVER THE GULF AS A SERIES OF
FRONTS LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF...MAINLY AFFECTING KODIAK
ISLAND. A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC TODAY AND TRACK INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM...
BUT FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT MOST OF THE IMPACTS (NAMELY WIND
AND RAIN) WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND. SOME PRECIP
MAY WORK ITS WAY TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WEDNESDAY...BUT IT
LIKELY WILL NOT BE MUCH. MORE NOTABLE...AS THE STORM FIRST MAKES
ITS WAY INTO THE GULF TUESDAY GAP WINDS ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
AND THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL RAMP BACK UP.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND HAS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WILL
TRANSITION TO A CLOSED HIGH BY TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND CONTINUED
OFFSHORE WINDS. BY THIS AFTERNOON A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COASTLINE. BY TUESDAY THE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING MORE SUNNY SKIES FOR THE SOUTHWEST REGION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE STORM FORCE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL BE LOCATED JUST
NORTH OF NIKOLSKI LATER THIS MORNING THEN CROSS INTO THE PACIFIC
TUESDAY MORNING JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THIS WILL BRING STORM
FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS TODAY.
THE SCATTEROMETER SURFACE WIND VECTORS SHOWED 50 KNOT NORTHERLY
WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY THIS MORNING. A SHORTWAVE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON BRINGING SNOW.
THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS INCLUDING SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW WAS ISSUED
FOR EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THIS SYNOPTIC
FEATURE. OTHERWISE...GALE FORCE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME CONTINUES
ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS DOMINANT. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BERING EXCEPT RAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING THAT HAS BEEN A
SEMI-PERMANENT FEATURE LATELY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT INTO THE GULF
AND DEEPEN EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...A GALE FORCE FRONT
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY NIGHT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE
COURSE OF NEXT WEEK UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THIS WILL KEEP
MUCH OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER CONFINED TO THE GULF AND EASTERN BERING
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS WILL BRING
GENERALLY OFFSHORE FLOW AND CLEAR SKIES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE GULF COAST. WHILE
OVER THE BERING...BROAD NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BRING COLD
AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA. BY LATE NEXT WEEK...THERE
IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THAT THE GULF LOW WILL DISSIPATE SOMEWHERE
AROUND THE NORTH GULF COAST...BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES FOR
SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC....WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 191.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 178.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 160 180 181 185.
GALE WARNING 119 120 127 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 150
160 174 175 176 177 179 180 181 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...TPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 3:16 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:38 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:46 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:46 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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