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Storm Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 17, 2015, 3:03 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 17, 2015, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2015, 3:41 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
427 FZAK52 PAFC 180003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 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. PKZ199-181330- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW 260 NM NORTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON AS A 963 MB LOW. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SAT MORNING. A 979 MB LOW ENTERS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC 230 NM WEST OF ATTU SAT MORNING AND MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AS A 977 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON. A FRONT TRAILS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-181330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-181330- BRISTOL BAY- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-181330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 17 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-181330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-181330- UNALASKA BAY- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ173-181330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-181330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-181330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-181330- ADAK TO KISKA- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-181330- KISKA TO ATTU- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-181330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-181330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-181330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 303 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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180 FZAK52 PAFC 181241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 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. PKZ199-190130- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 944 MB LOW 270 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING AT 955 MB...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SUN MORNING AT 973 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A NEW FRONT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SAT MORNING AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-190130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-190130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-190130- BRISTOL BAY- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-190130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 29 FT EXCEPT 20 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 22 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-190130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190130- UNALASKA BAY- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ173-190130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 37 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-190130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-190130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-190130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-190130- ADAK TO KISKA- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-190130- KISKA TO ATTU- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-190130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-190130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 341 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 17, 5:43 AM AKST, 9 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 5:43 AM AKST, 9 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
543 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A CUT-OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS MOVED INTO THE GULF OF AK THIS
MORNING...WITH STRONG RIDGES OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA
AND THE BERING SEA...AND ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER KAMCHATKA. AT THE
SURFACE...A LOW IS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH AN ASSOCIATED
STORM FORCE FRONT DRAPED ALONG THE ENTIRE GULF COAST...AND A
SECOND LOW IS GAINING STRENGTH JUST OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
IN THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING. ITS ASSOCIATED STORM FORCE FRONT IS
OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. A RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER
THE BERING. COLD NORTHWEST FLOW STREAMING BETWEEN THE BERING RIDGE
AND THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK IS SPREADING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. THE LOW AND FRONT IN THE
GULF WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM LAND THROUGH FRI. THE
BERING RIDGE WILL MIGRATE ACROSS THE AKPEN TODAY AND THEN THE
GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE KAMCHATKA LOW AND WESTERN BERING FRONT
THEN FOLLOW SUIT...WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST AK FRI AND
FRI NIGHT...AND THE LOW ITSELF REACHING THE EASTERN BERING IN THE
SAME TIME FRAME. THIS WILL RESULT IN A GRADUAL WEAKENING OF WINDS
OVER THE GULF FOR THE REST OF THE WORKWEEK...DRYING CONDITIONS
CROSSING MAINLAND AK AND THE GULF BEFORE THE WEEKEND...AND A STORM
FORCE LOW AND FRONT TRANSITING THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS BY THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND HAS BEEN SUPPORTING GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT. ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONT LIES JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE GULF COAST...AND
HAS BEEN SUPPORTING STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO AUGUSTINE
ISLAND. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS ALSO CREATED A FAVORABLE
PRESSURE GRADIENT FOR GUSTS TO OCCUR ALL NIGHT ACROSS THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY...WEST ANCHORAGE...AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RELAX THIS MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND
CONTINUES TO THE EAST.
BY FRIDAY EVENING...A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND A
TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND. THIS
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL TAP INTO SUFFICIENT TROPICAL MOISTURE TO BRING
STEADY RAIN AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND
THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL TAPER OFF
THROUGH THE MORNING AS THE LARGE LOW IN THE GULF SHIFTS EAST. THE
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE GAPS AND PASSES IN THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL ALSO DIMINISH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES AS THE LOW EXITS THE AREA AND A TRANSIENT RIDGE BUILD OVER
THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT LARGE BERING LOW. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING THEN PUSH INLAND BRINGING SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE LOW DEVELOPING IN
THE FAR WESTERN BERING CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING. THIS FRONT WILL
TRACK EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT REACHING THE WESTERN MAINLAND FRIDAY
MORNING. THE PARENT LOW WILL FOLLOW MORE SLOWLY REACHING THE
CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE SOUTHERLIES WILL FOLLOW
THE INITIAL FRONT EAST WITH A BROADER AREA OF WESTERLY STORMS
SOUTH AND WEST OF THE LOW.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRANSITION TO THE GULF WITH SECONDARY
LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NORTHERN OR CENTRAL GULF. CONFIDENCE IN
THE EXACT LOCATION IS DEPENDENT ON THE LOCATION OF THE
ACCOMPANYING JET STREAM. SNOW CHANCES FOR SOUTHCENTRAL INCLUDING
THE LARGER POPULATION CENTERS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON HOW FAR
NORTH TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT
OCCURS...AS WELL AS ANY SOUTHEASTERLY MOISTURE PUSH PROVIDED BY
POTENTIAL JET DEVELOPMENT ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE NEGATIVE-
TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. OVERALL...CONFIDENCE IN SNOW CHANCES
FOR ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY HAVE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT IN THE LAST
DAY...ESPECIALLY FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
MEANWHILE OVER THE BERING A SURFACE FRONT WILL ELONGATE FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING AND SERVE AS A FOCUSING
MECHANISM FOR SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THIS FRONT...COLD
ADVECTION WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING.
BY THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL
SETTLE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...BRINGING BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES (BY DECEMBER STANDARDS) TO MOST AREAS THAT MAY
PERSIST UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 130 131 132 138 139 141 155 165 170-172 180 181.
STORM 119 120 150 173-179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 181 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:32 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:41 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:52 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:49 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 18, 12:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr |
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