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Storm Warning 174, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 22, 2015, 3:24 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 22, 2015, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 3:05 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
911 FZAK62 PAFC 230024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-231445- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A BROAD 988 MB LOW AT 53N 169E DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 177E WED MORNING AT 972 MB AND TO 54N 180 AT 964 MB WED EVENING THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-231445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
228 FZAK62 PAFC 231211 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 311 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240230- 311 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW AT 48N 177E MOVES TO 55N 179E AS A 961 MB THU MORNING. THIS LOW SHIFTS TO 54N 178W AS A 967 MB LOW THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR 53N 174W FRI MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND DRIVES TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY FRI MORNING. A 968 MB LOW AT 48N 164W THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 53N 162W BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 311 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-240230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 311 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-240230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 311 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 311 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
743 FZAK62 PAFC 240020 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-241430- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW AT 53N 179E MOVES TO 54N 178W AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 977 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 48N 168W THU MORNING THEN TO 52N 167W AT 957 MB THU EVENING THEN TO 54N 164W AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
645 FZAK62 PAFC 240948 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1248 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-242215- 1248 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW AT 53N 179E MOVES TO 54N 178W AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 977 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 48N 168W THU MORNING THEN TO 52N 167W AT 957 MB THU EVENING THEN TO 54N 164W AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-242215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 1248 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 34 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-242215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 1248 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-242215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 1248 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-242215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 1248 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
867 FZAK62 PAFC 241231 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 331 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-250315- 331 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 963 MB LOW AT 54N 180 MOVES TO 53N 175W AS A 968 MB LOW THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO A SECOND LOW AND WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW NEAR 45N 170W DRIVES TO 54N 166W AS A 951 MB LOW FRI MORNING THEN SHIFTS TO 54N 160W AS 961 MB LOW BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 331 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 TO 35 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 331 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE TO NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 24 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 331 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. E OF 177W...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 29 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 331 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
946 FZAK62 PAFC 250005 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 305 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-251500- 305 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW AT 55N 179W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND MERGE INTO THE INTENSIFYING LOW THAT IS MOVING TO NEAR 55N 166W FRI AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW AT 51N 165W WILL INTENSIFY TO 952 MB AT 55N 166W FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 154W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 305 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 305 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 305 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 305 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 22, 5:03 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 5:03 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
503 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
FOG CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERN ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND INTO
THE MORNING HOURS. OVER PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL...SOME PATCHY FOG
CONTINUES TO LINGER AS THESE AREAS REMAIN SATURATED AND UNDER A
FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE INVERSION. AS THE LOW OVER THE GULF
CONTINUES TO PUSH EASTWARD THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BEGIN A COOLING AND DRYING TREND OVER THE AREA. OUT
WEST...PATCHY FOG INITIATED BY THE SAME PHENOMENA DESCRIBED ABOVE
PERSISTS ACROSS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
BRISTOL BAY. A WEAK FRONT HAS STARTED TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST FROM THE EASTERN BERING...WHICH WILL BEGIN TO
SPREAD SNOW INLAND THROUGH THIS MORNING. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE STRONG AREA OF INSTABILITY OVER MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS
AND BERING SEA... WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SOME GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
AND INSTABILITY SHOWERS. CURRENT IR SATELLITE IMAGERY IS ALSO
SHOWING A LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION DEVELOPING OVER THE FAR WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OVERALL THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT REGARDING
THE MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY OF THE MAJOR FEATURES IMPACTING THE
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...THE PRIMARY PACIFIC
JET STREAK REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA...KEEPING MOST OF THE
STRONGER STORMS HEADING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A DIGGING
TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY NIGHT HELPS AMPLIFY A RIDGE
OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN THE INTENSITY OF THE JET STREAK THAT FORMS
DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MODELS HAVE COME
INTO BETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER...
THEY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS
SYSTEM AS IT CROSSES INTO THE BERING SEA WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE
NAM AND EC WERE THE MODELS OF CHOICE CONCERNING THE ABOVE
MENTIONED DIFFERENCES...WITH THE GFS BEING THE SLIGHTLY FASTER AND
WEAKER SOLUTION. CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS HIGH CONSIDERING
LOW MODEL SPREAD.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST
INTO CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EAST AND OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THEN END
THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH EXITS THE AREA. FOR MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA...SOME LOW/MID CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER FLOW IS WEAK BEHIND THIS TROUGH. LOW LEVEL
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...KEEPING
THE WINDS GOING AT SEWARD AND WHITTIER. THESE WINDS WILL FURTHER
INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM
THE WEST AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE
WILL ALSO HELP TO CLEAR SKIES OVER INLAND SOUTH CENTRAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH ONSHORE THE MAINLAND TODAY BRINGING AREAS
OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND GREATER BRISTOL BAY. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BRINGING A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW TO THAT AREA AS WELL. BEHIND THE FRONT...A SHOWERY
REGIME WILL MOVE IN WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BEING THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA. ANY LINGERING SHOWERS WILL EXIT ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WHICH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO MAINLY COASTAL AREAS OF
THE MAINLAND WITH A CHANCE OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. OVERNIGHT...A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING
NORTH PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE WILL SPREAD FIRST SNOW...THEN RAIN OVER
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. WITH A STRONG JET OVERHEAD...AND A DRY SLOT
PUNCHING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THERE IS AMPLE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH
WINDS TO MIX DOWN FROM ABOVE THE SURFACE. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FOR WEDNESDAY. THE SAME
FRONT WILL SPREAD SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN FOR THE DUTCH HARBOR...THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS...AND ALASKA PENINSULA. BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO
RAIN ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
MODELS ARE COMING INTO SOMEWHAT BETTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
THE MIDWEEK BERING STORM...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL SOME
DISAGREEMENT ABOUT HOW FAR NORTH THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT STARTS EAST ON THURSDAY. WITH THE VERY
STRONG JET STREAM TO THE SOUTH AM STILL FAVORING THE MORE SOUTHERN
SOLUTIONS WHICH WHICH WOULD BRING THE LOW ROUGHLY 100 TO 150 NM
INTO THE BERING BEFORE IT GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE BROADER WESTERLY
FLOW AND SWINGS EAST.
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT POINT OF UNCERTAINTY CONCERNS THE FATE OF THE
NEXT ITERATION OF THIS LOW IN THE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TIME PERIOD.
THE PREFERRED EC CONTINUES TO DEPICT A NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH
SWINGING AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LARGE UPPER LOW...WHICH SPINS
UP ANOTHER STRONG SURFACE LOW WHICH LIFTS NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN
BERING TO THE NORTH OF THE WESTERN TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SOLUTION IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET LOCATION AND STRENGTH...WITH LAST
EVENING'S GFS AND GEM MODELS NOW TRENDING SIMILAR TO THE EC. ALSO
WITH ALL THE ENERGY AND COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH
SWINGING THROUGH THE NORTH PACIFIC ON THURSDAY AM FAVORING THE
IDEA OF THE WAVE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING INTO A CLOSED LOW THURSDAY
NIGHT.
IMPACT WISE...THE SOLUTION WITH THE STRONG SURFACE LOW SWINGING
ACROSS THE TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRING RATHER WINDY
CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE BERING REGION...AND MAY RESULT IN FUTURE
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY FOR
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL ALSO HELP SUSTAIN THE
NORTHERLY OUTFLOW GAP WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
HOWEVER...HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BE LIMITED TO JUST
THE EASTERN BERING AND ADJACENT COASTAL AREAS OF THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND. A CONTINUED ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL BRING ADDITIONAL
STRONG LOWS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER FARTHER EAST THEY WILL TEND TO DROP SOUTH
CROSSING THE GULF CLOSER TO 50N...ONLY MINIMALLY IMPACTING
SOUTHERN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...187
MARINE...GALES...127 131 132 150 155 170 172-176 179 185
STORMS...177 178
HVY FRZG SPRY...127 180 181 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TP
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MTL
LONG TERM...JR/CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:16 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:01 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:12 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:13 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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