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Storm Warning 153, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 13, 2018

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 13, 2018, 2:57 PM AKST. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Dec 13, 2018, 2:57 PM AKST (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Dec 15, 2018, 3:52 PM AKST
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

566 
FZAK61 PAFC 132357
OFFAER

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
257 PM AKST Thu Dec 13 2018

Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ399-141515-
257 PM AKST Thu Dec 13 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

Low pressure persists in the Gulf through Fri morning. A front
enters the southern Gulf Fri afternoon then it intensifies and
moves into the northern Gulf Sat.

$$

PKZ351-141515-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W-
257 PM AKST Thu Dec 13 2018

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Isolated Thunderstorms.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 29 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 29 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PKZ352-141515-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of
144W-
257 PM AKST Thu Dec 13 2018

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt after 
midnight. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Isolated Thunderstorms.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SE 25 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt increasing to 40 to 55 kt after
midnight. Seas 16 to 24 ft building to 22 to 29 ft after midnight.
Rain.
.SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 23 to 29 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 28 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$
4 follow-up statements
249 
FZAK61 PAFC 141252
OFFAER

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
352 AM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ399-150145-
352 AM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A North Gulf Coast front pushes into Southeast Alaska Sat morning. A
956 mb low near 50N 162W moves to 54N 146W at 968 mb late Sat night.
A 960 mb low forms at 53N 155W Sat morning and moves to 58N 147W at 
967 mb Sat night. 

$$

PKZ351-150145-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W-
352 AM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.SAT...E wind 40 to 55 kt. Seas 20 to 30 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 30 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PKZ352-150145-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of
144W-
352 AM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SE 25 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt increasing to 40 to 55 kt after
midnight. Seas 16 to 24 ft building to 22 to 29 ft after midnight.
Rain.
.SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 23 to 29 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$
570 
FZAK61 PAFC 150053
OFFAER

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
353 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ399-151400-
353 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A strong front continues
across the Gulf through Sun afternoon. The associated 953 mb low at 
51N 156W Fri afternoon moves into the southern Gulf by Sat afternoon 
at 960 mb and then moves to 59N 147W at 969 mb by Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ351-151400-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W-
353 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 19 to 29 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 22 to 29 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PKZ352-151400-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of
144W-
353 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft building to 22 to
29 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 23 to 29 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$
759 
FZAK61 PAFC 151248
OFFAER

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
348 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ399-160145-
348 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 959 mb low at 50N 151W moves to 59N 146W at 970 mb Mon morning. 
Its strong front spreads over the Northern Gulf through Sun night.

$$

PKZ351-160145-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W-
348 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 18 to 28 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt becoming E 25 to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 22 to 30 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PKZ352-160145-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of
144W-
348 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 to 55 kt diminishing to 30 to 45 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 24 to 29 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. Rain.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 16 to 22 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.

$$
312 
FZAK61 PAFC 160052
OFFAER

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
352 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ399-161345-
352 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 961 mb low at 54N
145W Sat afternoon moves to 57N 148W at 965 mb by Sun afternoon and 
then weakens to 980 mb and moves inland over the North Gulf Coast by 
Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ351-161345-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W-
352 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 24 to 31 ft. Rain. Slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUN...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PKZ352-161345-
Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of
144W-
352 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 22 to 28 ft. Rain. Slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUN...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. Slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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 13, 4:58 AM AKST, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 4:58 AM AKST, 9 hours 59 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
458 AM AKST Thu Dec 13 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

The main synoptic feature continues to be the elongated trough
positioned from the central Bering to the Kenai Peninsula. This
feature is beginning to shear apart into two closed lows in the
mid-levels. The first of these mid-level shortwaves is lifting
north into the southern mainland from Cook Inlet and as associated
with both an occluded low in the eastern Gulf and a meso-low over
the Kenai Peninsula continuing to produce snow from Kenai north
to Talkeetna. Here, snowfall amounts have been light, on the order
of 2 to 6 inches. However, a locations underneath the center of
the low and areas aided by upslope flow and better dendritic
growth due to cold air advection (upper hillside of Anchorage)
have seen upwards of 6 to 12 inches of new snow. The second
shortwave dropping southeast into the eastern Bering is associated
with a vertically stacked low anchored over Norton Sound. Cold,
arctic air is wrapping around this low and pushing over the Bering
and western mainland where overnight lows in the interior of the
southwest have fallen from 0 to 15 below. Elsewhere, a shortwave
ejecting from the parent low over the eastern Bering is crossing
over the eastern Aleutians and AKPEN bringing a mix of rain and
snow showers, along with gusty small-craft winds from Dutch
Harbor to Sand Point. Farther west, a developing North Pacific low
is pushing clouds and gales across the western Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

Guidance remains in good agreement in the handling of the
synoptic fields. The NAM continues to be a bit faster with the
movement of the low along the eastern Kenai Peninsula late
Thursday. The EC is the weakest of the solutions, favoring more
of an open trough than a closed low. Guidance is also in good
agreement concerning the next low entering the western Gulf late
Friday into Saturday with the first trough moving along the
southcentral coast on Friday and the larger occlusion pinwheeling
through the Gulf into the weekend. Here a blend of the GFS and NAM
is used to resolve subtle differences and take a middle of the
ground approach. The higher resolution NAMnest is used in the
short term to better resolve local-effect winds.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...Light snow will continue across the airport complex
through mid-morning with some clearing through the afternoon and
early evening hours. Lower ceilings and light snow returns again
later tonight into early Friday morning. Expect periods of MVFR
and IFR conditions this morning improving to VFR this afternoon.
MVFR conditions return later this evening. Light northerly winds
will also increase this evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

The overall pattern over Southcentral Alaska remains the same
from yesterday with the cold upper level low over Southwest
mainland Alaska. This low continues to send short waves over
Southcentral Alaska which have brought snowfall with them over
land and snow showers over the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William
Sound.

A meso-low could been seen very clearly on the radar over the
northern Kenai Peninsula. This low drifted very slowly eastward
overnight and enhanced the snowfall over Anchorage and into the
Matanuska Valley. As of early Thursday morning, this meso-low is
moving over western Turnagain Arm and as it moves eastward, the
snowfall will end over the Northern Cook Inlet region. There may
even be some partial clearing by the afternoon as the upper level
wave which helped this meso-low develop moves out of the area.

Another upper level disturbance is over southern Kodiak Island
this morning and will track through the Gulf of Alaska today so
the snow with that disturbance will remain only over those areas.

Yet another short wave will move over the Cook Inlet region
tonight bringing another chance of snow to Southcentral.

The pattern begins to change Friday night into Saturday when a
storm force low moves into the Gulf of Alaska from the south.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3/Thursday
through Saturday)...

A deep upper level low over the southwest mainland will continue
to funnel very cold air from the Arctic south into southwest
Alaska. Some limited cloud cover from a weak shortwave moving
across the southern portion of Bristol Bay will help to slightly
moderate temperatures this morning, though areas with clear skies
will see temperatures in the negative single digits to even
negative teens this morning. The upper low center will slowly
shift north and east over the next couple of days, allowing
northerly flow to increase and even colder air to funnel into the
area. 850 mb (5000 ft) temperatures are expected to drop to -20C
by Fri/Sat timeframe. This combined with decreasing cloud cover
will lead to the coldest temperatures of the season so far by
the weekend. Lows right now are expected to plummet to near -20F
for inland areas in the Kuskokwim River Delta and lower Kuskokwim
River Valley Saturday and possibly Sunday morning. Persistent
northerly flow around 10-15 mph will drop wind chills to near
advisory levels (-40F) in these locations, though if winds slacken
a bit these will be not as cold.

On Saturday, a weak deformation zone is expected to form on the
west side of a low pressure system tracking through the Gulf of
Alaska. This will lead to a band of snow developing on the western
side of the Alaskan Range that will slowly push west from Iliamna
towards the Kuskokwim River Valley. As of now, no significant
accumulations are expected, but this should help to keep
temperatures a bit warmer that further west.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through
3/Wednesday night through Saturday)...

A weak shortwave will continue to push east across Southern
Bristol Bay and the far Eastern Aleutians, brining some areas of
snow and rain. As the system pushes off to the east, ridging will
build in leading to cold northerly flow and some scattered
instability snow showers impacting the eastern half of the Bering
and Aleutians today. A sub-960 mb low will track east skirting
just south of the Aleutians on Friday, bringing increased easterly
winds, though precip should stay just to the south. Ridging
builds in rapidly behind the departing system, bringing a return
to cold northerly flow and instability snow showers covering most
of the Bering by Saturday.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)...

The forecast period commences with the longwave trough extending
from Southwest Alaska to the North Pacific and Gulf Of Alaska. On
the 16th of December at 12z the GFS at 500 mb, has a closed low
churning over the Gulf Of Alaska and a second one south of Adak.
Generally speaking, expect this pair of disturbances to push
eastward. The primary sensible weather highlight for this forecast
package will be another round of snow for the Anchorage and
Girdwood Sunday and early Monday. That said, not expecting much
headway towards catching up to the normal climatological snowpack
for the month of December. The ECMWF has come into line with the
GFS and the GEFS ensemble mean early in the forecast period.
However, the consensus begins to erode rapidly by 00z Monday at
least south of the Aleutian Chain. By Tuesday, the global models
ping into another round of cyclogenesis near Kamchatka which will
bring a front into the Western Aleutians actually warming up
places like Attu, Shemya and Amchitka.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gales...132 150 155 172 174 176 177 352.
 		 Heavy Freezing Spray...140 181 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TM
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KVP
LONG TERM...PS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 13, 9:54 AM AKST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
954 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0807 PM     SNOW             1 NW SOLDOTNA           60.50N 151.10W
12/12/2018  M2.0 INCH        KENAI PENINSULA    AK   PUBLIC

            DAILY SNOWFALL ON 12/12/2018.

0850 PM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.54W
12/12/2018  E2.2 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            24 HR SNOW TOTAL.

0906 PM     SNOW             EAGLE LOOP RD           61.32N 149.54W
12/12/2018  E2.5 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL.

0851 AM     SNOW             WICKERSHAM PARK         61.17N 149.85W
12/13/2018  M3.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            7PM ON THE 12TH - 7AM ON THE 13TH.

0725 AM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.54W
12/13/2018  M3.5 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL. TOTAL SINCE TUESDAY
            NIGHT IS 6 IN.

0842 PM     SNOW             2 ESE OF POTTER HILL    61.08N 149.82W
12/12/2018  M4.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            NEW SNOW ON 12/12/2018.

0700 AM     SNOW             LAKE OTIS PKWY & 68TH   61.15N 149.82W
12/13/2018  M4.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FROM 8PM ON THE 12TH - 7AM ON THE 13TH.

0712 AM     SNOW             SEWARD/HUFFMAN          61.11N 149.85W
12/13/2018  M4.6 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL ROUGHLY A 18:1 TO 20:1 RATIO.

0814 AM     SNOW             STRAWBERRY RD           61.15N 149.93W
12/13/2018  M4.7 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            8:30AM ON THE 12TH - 7:30 AM ON THE 13TH.
            0.24 SWE. STORM TOTAL SNOW SINCE THE 11TH
            6.1 IN.

0742 AM     SNOW             EAST ANCHORAGE NEAR LOR 61.15N 149.81W
12/13/2018  M5.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL WITH THE 3.5 DAY STORM TOTAL OF
            8.3 IN.

0647 AM     SNOW             LAKE OTIS / HUFFMAN     61.10N 149.82W
12/13/2018  M7.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL STARTING ON THE 11TH.

0813 AM     SNOW             FORT RICHARDSON         61.27N 149.66W
12/13/2018  M7.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            24 HR STORM TOTAL. SWE 0.3 IN (18:1 RATIO).
            SNOW DEPTH OF 13 IN.

0950 AM     SNOW             RUSSIAN JACK SPRINGS PA 61.21N 149.78W
12/13/2018  M9.3 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            2 DAY SNOW TOTAL WITH AVG SNOW RATIO OF
            21:1.

0813 AM     SNOW             CHESTER CREEK           61.20N 149.83W
12/13/2018  M11.0 INCH       ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL.

0823 AM     SNOW             O'MALLEY TRAILHEAD      61.12N 149.71W
12/13/2018  M17.0 INCH       ANCHORAGE          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            15-18 IN STORM TOTAL.

&&
Local storm report, Dec 13, 10:03 AM AKST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1003 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     SNOW             UPPER POTTER VALLEY     61.06N 149.76W
12/12/2018  M1.4 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FOR THE LAST 24 HRS.

0454 PM     SNOW             NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC 61.16N 149.98W
12/12/2018  M1.5 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            ACCUMULATED SNOWFALL FOR 12/12. STORM TOTAL
            SO FAR 3.3 IN.

0807 PM     SNOW             1 NW SOLDOTNA           60.50N 151.10W
12/12/2018  M2.0 INCH        KENAI PENINSULA    AK   PUBLIC

            DAILY SNOWFALL ON 12/12/2018.

0850 PM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.54W
12/12/2018  E2.2 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            24 HR SNOW TOTAL.

0906 PM     SNOW             EAGLE LOOP RD           61.32N 149.54W
12/12/2018  E2.5 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL.

0851 AM     SNOW             WICKERSHAM PARK         61.17N 149.85W
12/13/2018  M3.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            7PM ON THE 12TH - 7AM ON THE 13TH.

0725 AM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.54W
12/13/2018  M3.5 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL. TOTAL SINCE TUESDAY
            NIGHT IS 6 IN.

0842 PM     SNOW             2 ESE OF POTTER HILL    61.08N 149.82W
12/12/2018  M4.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            NEW SNOW ON 12/12/2018.

0700 AM     SNOW             LAKE OTIS PKWY & 68TH   61.15N 149.82W
12/13/2018  M4.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FROM 8PM ON THE 12TH - 7AM ON THE 13TH.

0712 AM     SNOW             SEWARD/HUFFMAN          61.11N 149.85W
12/13/2018  M4.6 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL ROUGHLY A 18:1 TO 20:1 RATIO.

0814 AM     SNOW             STRAWBERRY RD           61.15N 149.93W
12/13/2018  M4.7 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            8:30AM ON THE 12TH - 7:30 AM ON THE 13TH.
            0.24 SWE. STORM TOTAL SNOW SINCE THE 11TH
            6.1 IN.

0742 AM     SNOW             EAST ANCHORAGE NEAR LOR 61.15N 149.81W
12/13/2018  M5.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL WITH THE 3.5 DAY STORM TOTAL OF
            8.3 IN.

0647 AM     SNOW             LAKE OTIS / HUFFMAN     61.10N 149.82W
12/13/2018  M7.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL STARTING ON THE 11TH.

0813 AM     SNOW             FORT RICHARDSON         61.27N 149.66W
12/13/2018  M7.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            24 HR STORM TOTAL. SWE 0.3 IN (18:1 RATIO).
            SNOW DEPTH OF 13 IN.

0452 PM     SNOW             O'MALLEY TRAILHEAD      61.12N 149.72W
12/12/2018  M8.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL. LIGHTLY SNOWING AT THE
            TIME OF OBSERVATION.

1001 AM     SNOW             NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC 61.16N 149.98W
12/13/2018  M8.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 12/11-12/13.

0950 AM     SNOW             RUSSIAN JACK SPRINGS PA 61.21N 149.78W
12/13/2018  M9.3 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            2 DAY SNOW TOTAL WITH AVG SNOW RATIO OF
            21:1.

0813 AM     SNOW             CHESTER CREEK           61.20N 149.83W
12/13/2018  M11.0 INCH       ANCHORAGE          AK   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL.

0450 PM     SNOW             UPPER HILLSIDE          61.10N 149.72W
12/12/2018  M12.0 INCH       ANCHORAGE          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 IN FOR THE DAY WITH 2 IN THAT FELL ON THE
            11TH. THIS MAKES THE STORM TOTAL SO FAR 14
            IN.

0823 AM     SNOW             O'MALLEY TRAILHEAD      61.12N 149.71W
12/13/2018  M17.0 INCH       ANCHORAGE          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            15-18 IN STORM TOTAL.

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 3:32 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 12, 3:32 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 12, 3:32 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 12, 3:41 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 12, 3:41 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Dec 12, 3:41 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 13, 3:43 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Dec 13, 3:56 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Dec 13, 3:56 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 13, 2:57 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 hr

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Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2018Every storm warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.