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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 21, 2019, 2:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 21, 2019, 2:55 PM AKST (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2019, 3:06 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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161 FZAK52 PAFC 212355 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 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. PKZ199-221300- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 mb low 190 nm NW of Adak Sat afternoon will move 90 nm SE of Saint Paul Sun afternoon. The low then moves over Bristol Bay at 970 mb Mon afternoon. A second 992 mb North Pacific Low 183 nm SW of Adak Sun afternoon will move 60 nm SE of Dutch Harbor Sun night. This low will then become absorbed into the low over Bristol Bay Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-221300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-221300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 27 ft in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt except SW 45 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 36 ft. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 24 ft building to 31 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-221300- Bristol Bay- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow and rain showers. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-221300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon, Seas 13 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SW wind 30 kt, Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt, Seas 39 ft. From Port Moller E, S wind 30 kt becoming SW 50 kt after midnight, Seas 18 ft building to 30 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-221300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 29 ft building to 45 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 47 ft subsiding to 38 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-221300- Unalaska Bay- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow and rain showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-221300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft building to 38 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 39 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-221300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 55 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt. Seas 48 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 43 ft subsiding to 27 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-221300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft building to 34 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...W wind 60 kt. Seas 43 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 40 ft subsiding to 28 ft after midnight. and widespread rain showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-221300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 65 kt after midnight. Gusts to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft building to 37 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 70 kt. Gusts to 85 kt. Seas 44 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-221300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 60 kt. Seas 38 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 60 kt. Seas 41 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-221300- Adak to Kiska- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 70 kt. Gusts to 85 kt. Seas 39 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SUN...W wind 65 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 40 ft subsiding to 31 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-221300- Kiska to Attu- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt east of Shemya. Seas 33 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 19 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-221300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and widespread snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-221300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-221300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray Nunivak Island east. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray Nunivak Island east.. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-221300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 255 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft after midnight. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
686 FZAK52 PAFC 221206 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 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. PKZ199-230045- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 mb low 200 nm north of Adak Sun morning will move 150 nm SE of Saint Paul Sun afternoon. The low then moves over Bristol Bay at 970 mb Mon afternoon. A second 992 mb North Pacific Low 180 nm SW of Amchitka Sun afternoon will move 50 nm south of Atka Sun night. This low will then become absorbed into the low over Bristol Bay Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-230045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ155-230045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 27 ft in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt except SW 45 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 36 ft. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 24 ft building to 31 ft after midnight. Rain showers with snow showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-230045- Bristol Bay- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ165-230045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon, Seas 13 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SW wind 30 kt, Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 55 kt, Seas 39 ft. From Port Moller E, S wind 30 kt becoming SW 50 kt after midnight, Seas 18 ft building to 30 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-230045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 29 ft building to 45 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 47 ft subsiding to 38 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-230045- Unalaska Bay- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-230045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft building to 38 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 39 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-230045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt. Seas 48 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 43 ft subsiding to 27 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-230045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 60 kt. Seas 43 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 40 ft subsiding to 28 ft after midnight. and rain showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-230045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 70 kt. Gusts to 85 kt. Seas 44 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-230045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 60 kt. Seas 41 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-230045- Adak to Kiska- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 65 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 40 ft subsiding to 31 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-230045- Kiska to Attu- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 19 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-230045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-230045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-230045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-230045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 306 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Dec 21, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 hours 55 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 500 AM AKST Sat Dec 21 2019 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Arctic air continues to drain southward. However, the bulk of the coldest air remains locked north of the Alaska Range. Where the skies were clear over night, radiational cooling occurred and a number of locations in southcentral dipped into single digits and below zero. On satellite imagery, there is a decaying frontal boundary in western Alaska and a mature low in the North Pacific with the leading edge of the cloud shield approaching Unalaska. ASCAT/advanced scatterometer has detected gale and storm force winds in the north Pacific associated with this low pressure system. The jet core that is driving the Pacific storm was pegged at 160 knots. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in good synoptic agreement through Monday morning from the Gulf Of Alaska to the North Pacific. Monday problems emerge with a low near Bristol Bay. This low is headed eastward but there is no consensus with the precise track yet. Overall, next week looks more active with the potential snow for the Anchorage Bowl. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds are anticipated this TAF package. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A weakening frontal system moving east across the mainland will bring some clouds, but generally dry conditions with offshore flow in the lower levels will prevail through today. Some light snow with an upper wave and surface low over the eastern Gulf will bring a little snow to the eastern Copper River Basin tonight. Strong outflow gap winds across coastal locations in the northern Gulf and NW gales across the Barren Islands will slowly diminish through this evening. A triple point low develops along an eastward moving front near Kodiak Island Sunday morning. This low then heads slowly northeast and intensifies as the front moves to the North Gulf Coast Sunday evening. These systems will initially bring snow to Kodiak early Sunday morning which should then transition to rain fairly quickly. Overrunning snow heads north into Southcentral during the afternoon and evening hours on Sunday. The brunt of precipitation(mainly snow) through Sunday will likely be over the southern and eastern Kenai Peninsula and Gulf Coastal locations. The deep cold airmass to the lee of the Chugach/Kenai mountains will allow light snow to move inland as moist southeast flow rides over the cold air. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Southwest Alaska starts out with cold and dry weather in place. Lows in interior areas of southwest AK will drop to the minus teens tonight, with light flow from the Interior in place. This will begin to change Sunday with the approach of a powerful low pressure system in the Bering. This low will send a frontal system into the southwest coast Sunday, bringing snow and increased wind speeds, mainly for areas near Bristol Bay. This will cause blowing snow with some visibility reduction possible. Interior areas of southwest Alaska will still remain cold, with some increase in cloud cover and light snow. Additionally, we are still looking into elevated water levels along the coast, however the potential looks low as of now for any surge. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... The powerful low anticipated for the Bering and Aleutians has made its arrival, with the low center just now approaching the western Aleutians from the southwest. It is well defined on satellite as a mature, well wrapped low. As this low progresses east, it will bring strong winds will cold air advection behind it. This is where the main weather threat will be, with Hurricane Force winds forecasted. The main core of these winds will remain over the central Bering and are not expected to impact the Aleutian Islands themselves. However, winds do look strong enough to keep the High Wind Warning in effect for the Central Aleutians. We decided to cancel the high wind watch for the Eastern Aleutians though, as it looks like the low will be weakening by the time it reaches there and the strongest winds will stay north of the islands. Models were speeding the low up a bit and satellite does show it moving pretty quick, so progressed it a touch quicker in the forecast tonight. Otherwise, the forecast is on track with this system. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5)... Beginning the extended period marine forecast on Monday afternoon, a weakening and departing gale force low in Bristol Bay will fall apart by Tuesday morning. The Pacific storm track will shift south of the Aleutian Chain through Thursday and move into the Gulf of Alaska as a series of lows moves into the Gulf. Currently the first will move into the Gulf by Tue and last through Wednesday, possibly as a gale force low as it tracks north to the Gulf Coast. A second low, possibly stronger, moves in sometimes Wednesday/Wednesday night. Over the Bering, this pattern will keep a cold, northerly or northeast flow over that area with areas of freezing spray. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)... The long term will kick off Tuesday with a deep pool of cold air over the majority of mainland Alaska. A Bering low looks to track across the northern Gulf Tuesday along the boundary of cold arctic air spilling out of the state. Model guidance suggests a winter precipitation event along the southern coast as the low moves east. Another low in the Western Aleutians Tuesday is expected to track across the Aleutian chain and into the northern Gulf on Wednesday through Thursday, adding reinforcements with another round of winter precipitation. Guidance is mixed on the exact track of these two storms, but model guidance suggests that we will be covered in cold air and odds for some wintry weather are strong. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...High Wind Warning 185. MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray 129 140 180 181. Hurricane Force 413 173 175 177. Storm 411 412 165 170 171 172 174 176 178. Gale 120 121 130 131 132 185 138 139 351 352 414 150 155 160 179 180 181. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BJB MARINE/LONG TERM...JA/LB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:09 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:09 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:11 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:11 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:28 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:38 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:42 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:42 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:42 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:54 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:54 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 21, 2:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.