Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 911, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2015, 3:10 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 18, 2015, 3:10 PM AKST (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2015, 3:13 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
080 FZAK51 PAFC 190010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 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. PKZ197-191300- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW FORMS OVER KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT THEN MOVES TO 20 NM WEST OF CORDOVA AS A 977 MB LOW BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SWEEP FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TO THE SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA COAST BY SUN MORNING AND ONSHORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-191300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-191300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191300- RESURRECTION BAY- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-191300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-191300- PORT VALDEZ- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-191300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-191300- VALDEZ ARM- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191300- PASSAGE CANAL- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-191300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-191300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-191300- CHINIAK BAY- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-191300- MARMOT BAY- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-191300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191300- KACHEMAK BAY- 310 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
249 FZAK51 PAFC 191228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 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. PKZ197-200145- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 974 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 978 MB SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATES. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SWEEP FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TO THE EASTERN GULF COAST BY SAT AFTERNOON BEF9ORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ119-200145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-200145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200145- RESURRECTION BAY- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-200145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-200145- PORT VALDEZ- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-200145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200145- VALDEZ ARM- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200145- PASSAGE CANAL- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-200145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-200145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-200145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-200145- CHINIAK BAY- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-200145- MARMOT BAY- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-200145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-200145- KACHEMAK BAY- 328 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
979 FZAK51 PAFC 200013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 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. PKZ197-201315- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES OVER SITKA AND WEAKENS TO 981 MB MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TO THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA COAST BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ119-201315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-201315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-201315- RESURRECTION BAY- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-201315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-201315- PORT VALDEZ- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-201315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-201315- VALDEZ ARM- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201315- PASSAGE CANAL- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-201315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-201315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-201315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-201315- CHINIAK BAY- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-201315- MARMOT BAY- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-201315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ139-201315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-201315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201315- KACHEMAK BAY- 313 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 18, 5:49 AM AKST, 9 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 5:49 AM AKST, 9 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN PERSISTS THIS MORNING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND THE WESTERN BERING...AND AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE AKPEN. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW IS SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF
OF AK WITH A VERY WEAK LOW NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA AND A DEEP LOW
OVER THE WESTERN BERING. A RIDGE IS OVER SW AK AND THE AKPEN. A
STORM FORCE FRONT IS APPROACHING SW AK WITH SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. THE FRONT IS ALSO DRAPED ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WITH STORM
FORCE WINDS AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE LOW IN
THE SE GULF CONTINUES TO PULL SOUTHEAST AND EXIT THE REGION. A
TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT NEAR KODIAK AND THE
BARREN ISLANDS...WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT HEADED TO THE NORTHEAST
GULF COAST BY SAT NIGHT. WHILE THIS IS DEVELOPING...THE FRONT
ALONG THE SW AK COAST WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE BERING LOW WILL RACE ACROSS THE BERING AND MOVE
INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT. FILLING IN THE VOID BEHIND
THIS TRANSIT WILL BE THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND FRONT ENTERING
THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AS A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT TO THE
SOUTHEAST...A NEW POTENT FRONTAL SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE AREA
AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS TO
KODIAK BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAINLAND ALASKA BY THIS EVENING.
SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING CONFIRMS THAT THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM
IS STILL TAPPING INTO A RICH MOISTURE SUPPLY FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
OCEAN. WHILE THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE QUICKLY ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND...IT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT LOW AND
LINGER ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST
RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA DUE TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW. CURRENTLY AN OFFSHORE
PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS
VALDEZ...BUT ENOUGH SNOW WILL FALL ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS FOR
BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD DOWNSLOPING AND
LIMIT SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A POTENT FRONT IS PUSHING ONSHORE THE MAINLAND EARLY THIS
MORNING...SPREADING SNOW FROM THE COAST TO INLAND AREAS. GUSTY
EASTERLY WINDS WITH THIS SNOW WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE COAST. WINDS WILL DROP OFF PRETTY QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LAST THE LONGEST
ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SAME FRONT WILL BRING A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
THE GREATER BRISTOL BAY AREA...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
IN THIS AREA AS WELL...MAINLY FROM KOLIGANEK NORTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LINGER TONIGHT IN THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
AND FROM ILIAMNA NORTHWARD BEFORE THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OUT
OF THE AREA. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE
CLOSER TO THE MAINLAND AND KEEP A SHOWERY REGIME IN PLACE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. EXPECT MODERATING
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS BEYOND TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MOST IMPACTFUL WEATHER THIS MORNING ARE THE HIGH WINDS FOR
SHEMYA AND ADAK. CONTINUED COLD ADVECTION OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA WILL DRIVE THESE WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE
DIRECTION BEING MORE FAVORABLE FOR CHANNELED WIND NEAR ADAK.
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE
WEEKEND AS THE RESPONSIBLE LOW PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE
NORTHERN/EASTERN BERING. OTHERWISE A SHOWERY REGIME WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE A NEW WEAKER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING
SEA.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE BARREN ISLANDS WILL HAVE A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOP ON
SATURDAY WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE
CENTRAL GULF. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRANSITION TO THE NORTHERN GULF
BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY. AN UPSTREAM WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA MOVES INTO THE GULF BY MONDAY. THESE TWO
SYNOPTIC FEATURES WILL PHASE INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEFORE GRADUALLY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
MIDWEEK. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COASTAL COMMUNITIES EXCEPT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SNOW AND RAIN UP THROUGH THE COOK INLET EXTENDING INTO THE LOWER
MATANUSKA VALLEY ON SATURDAY. THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION WILL MAINLY
HAVE OFFSHORE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE
NORTH.
MEANWHILE THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL HAVE A STORM
FORCE LOW POSITIONED NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD WESTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE LOWER BERING SEA
SPREADING INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. BY SUNDAY THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
CROSSING THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BEFORE ENTERING THE GULF.
WHILE A GALE FORCE LOW DROPS DOWN FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
WITH A SECONDARY LOW FORMING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS
SYSTEM BECOMES ELONGATED ALONG THE ALEUTIANS PRODUCING SHOWERS AND
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE CHAIN AND THE LOWER BERING SEA. THE MODELS
ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
LOW GOING INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE JET IS ZONAL
DURING THIS TIMEFRAME AND WILL MOVE THIS SYSTEM INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC. BY WEDNESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW FORMS OVER WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE MODELS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE STRENGTH AND
PLACEMENT OF THIS DEVELOPING LOW BEFORE ENTERING THE BERING SEA BY
MIDWEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155
HIGH WIND WARNING 187 191
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
STORM 173 175 176 177 178 179 185 411 412 413 414
GALES 119 120 130 131 132 150 155 165 170 171 172
174 180 181
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML
LONG TERM...PDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:03 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 19, 2:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:50 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 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.