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Gale Warning 756, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2020, 4:09 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 5, 2020, 4:09 AM AKST (13:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2020, 3:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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327 FZAK52 PAFC 051309 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 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. PKZ199-060145- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front lingers across the Bering before moving into the eastern Bering Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-060145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-060145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...Se wind 35 kt becoming NE wind 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-060145- Bristol Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-060145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-060145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-060145- Unalaska Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-060145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ173-060145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ174-060145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ175-060145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ176-060145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ177-060145- Adak to Kiska- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N wind 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ178-060145- Kiska to Attu- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ179-060145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ180-060145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-060145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-060145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
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387 FZAK52 PAFC 060021 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 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. PKZ199-061330- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front currently in the Central Aleutians moves east along the Aleutian Chain before moving into Southwest AK Mon. Gusty winds through gaps and passes in the Aleutians can be expected into Mon. Strong northeasterly flow is present over the rest of the Bering into Mon. $$ PKZ150-061330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-061330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-061330- Bristol Bay- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-061330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt except N 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-061330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-061330- Unalaska Bay- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-061330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ173-061330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ174-061330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ175-061330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-061330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ177-061330- Adak to Kiska- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-061330- Kiska to Attu- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ179-061330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ180-061330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-061330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-061330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 321 PM AKST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$
457 FZAK52 PAFC 061223 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 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. PKZ199-070115- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front remains over the central and eastern Bering until it begins to dissipate Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-070115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-070115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 22 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ160-070115- Bristol Bay- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-070115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt except N 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt except NW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-070115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ171-070115- Unalaska Bay- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-070115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ173-070115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ174-070115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ175-070115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ176-070115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ177-070115- Adak to Kiska- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ178-070115- Kiska to Attu- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ179-070115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ180-070115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-070115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-070115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 323 AM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$
036 FZAK52 PAFC 070050 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 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. PKZ199-071415- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front continues to move east along the Aleutian Islands. It will exit to the Gulf of Alaska tonight. A 978 mb low develops in Bristol Bay Mon. Strong northeast winds continue for the rest of the Bering. $$ PKZ150-071415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-071415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-071415- Bristol Bay- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-071415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt except N 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt except NW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt except W 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 16 ft except 8 ft from Port Moller E. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-071415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-071415- Unalaska Bay- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-071415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-071415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-071415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-071415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-071415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ177-071415- Adak to Kiska- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...E wind 55 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ178-071415- Kiska to Attu- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-071415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ180-071415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-071415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-071415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 350 PM AKST Sun Dec 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 4, 4:39 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 4:39 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 439 PM AKST Fri Dec 4 2020 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A broad weak upper trough extends south across Southcentral Alaska. A weak short wave moving through the trough brought a little light snow to the Copper River Basin. Shallow surface inversions over the Anchorage Bowl and Matanuska Valley trapped low low level moisture allowing for low stratus and patchy fog which lingered into the afternoon hours today. A weak short wave moving east over Southwest Alaska is squeezing a little moisture in the form of flurries out of the stratus over the region. That said, there are a few areas in the eastern portion of the area which have little cloud cover. A surface low over the West- Central Aleutians is heading east and weakening producing some snow and rain along the Western and Central Aleutians. A second low center, located south of Unalaska, is moving northeast and bring strong easterly winds and rain from the Western AKPEN to the Eastern Aleutians. && .MODEL DISCUSSION(through Monday afternoon)... The main feature will be a storm force low heading north toward the Gulf this weekend. The NAM/GFS slower solutions are preferred over the faster ECMWF. Tweaks to winds and Pops/QPF will likely be required. && .AVIATION... PANC...MVFR to LIFR conditions are possible with stratus and fog during the overnight and morning hours. Light winds will prevail. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Low clouds have persisted across areas surrounding the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm this afternoon, and a further expansion of these low clouds is likely again tonight with very weak synoptic flow in place. Some patchy fog is also likely. Any areas that manage to sneak in some clearing tonight are likely to see low temperatures head below zero. The next significant weather maker will lift out of the North Pacific Saturday night, with briefly accumulating snow expected in Kodiak early on Sunday morning before a quick changeover to rain. Late Sunday the front associated with this storm system pushes towards the Gulf Coast with precipitation starting as snow. The precipitation will gradually mix with rain near the coast and lower elevations from the eastern Kenai through Prince William Sound Sunday night into early Monday. The Anchorage Bowl looks to stay mostly dry through much of Sunday due to cross-barrier flow. Chances for some light precipitation making it over the Chugach look to increase a bit on Monday. The precipitation type around the Anchorage Bowl could be an issue at that time, with models indicating a stout temperature inversion that could result in a snow/freezing rain mix. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Saturday through Monday)... The main weekend weather story for Southwest is windy, clear, and cold. High pressure over the northern Bering and a low approaching the AKPEN will bring some brisk northeasterly winds to the Southwest mainland. Clear skies and little diurnal heating should allow temperatures to drop a few degrees from Saturday into Sunday. Overnight on Saturday wind chill may reach as low as 30 below. A slight pattern change will begin to take place for the interior late Sunday as high clouds to the north of a warm front move over Southwest. This should help to bring temperatures back above the 0F mark. The AKPEN will be much more active than the mainland as the north Pacific low approaches on Saturday. Precipitation is expected to remain as snow but southern coastal areas like Cold Bay and Sand Point may see some rain mix in. By late Sunday night the front is expected to be just east of the western Alaska Range. Downsloping should help to warm coastal areas from Nelson Lagoon north to King Salmon. Some precipitation may make it over the mountains in the form of snow. By Monday, light snow may push into the Middle Kuskokwim but accumulations are expected to remain below 3 inches. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Active weather is expected across the southeastern Bering through Monday. This is due to a broad and deep North Pacific low. This low is expected to move south of the AKPEN on Saturday and then drift slowly northeast towards the Gulf by Sunday night. A storm force front is expected on the Pacific side of the Chain from Dutch Harbor to Chirikof Island on Saturday. As the storm moves east, the winds will pivot to the north resulting in strong gap winds over the eastern Aleutians. For the eastern Bering, strong offshore flow and heavy freezing spray is expected near the coast. By Monday winds and waves will subside as the low moves into the Gulf. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5)... Gulf of Alaska: Fresh to strong winds will persist until Monday night. Over Kamishak Bay and southern Cook Inlet (adjacent from Anchor Point), strong northerly winds and hazardous wave heights peaking near 11 to 13 ft will diminish by Monday night into Tuesday morning. As the low races through the northern Gulf, it loses its energy. Its strong winds begin to weaken too by Monday evening. Winds will gradually drop near 20 kt between Tuesday and Tuesday night. Solutions become a bit sketchy by Day 5, so will focus mainly on Days 3 and 4 which will be a bit quieter for the forecast area. Bering: Minimum gales possible over the eastern Bering Sea Mon into Tuesday. The focus shifts to a strong low approaching the Central Aleutians on Wed. There will be a wide swath of gales with the system and front as it sweeps north and east across the Bering/Aleutians Wednesday through Friday. There is also a strong possibility that embedded storm force winds will accompany this system. Stay tuned for updates as confidence increases. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The model performance between Monday and Tuesday (Day 3 and 4) shows the placement of synoptic features in close proximity, except the GFS is a bit distant from most solutions. After day 4, there's a lot of uncertainty among the models, yet they pick up the next potential storm from the Northwest Pacific around the middle of the week. Shortwaves from the upper low will make their way across Southcentral and beyond the AKPEN through at least Tuesday morning. Southerly winds bringing warm air advection to Southcentral will yield to a rainy pattern for the first two days. Over Southwest Alaska, a nearly stationary long wave from interior Alaska extends southwestward to Nunivak Island on Monday morning. Models pick up this upper level feature and a nicely uniform area of northerly flow, including a broad area of cold air advection over the Kuskokwim Delta. Meanwhile, warm air advection continues to extend over the AKPEN and fills parts of Bristol Bay through Tuesday. An upper ridge over the Bering will either shift eastward or settles over the central Bering until the longwave over Southwest AK phases out. All in all, the forecast confidence is moderate to high for Days 3 and 4. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Storm Warning: 150 155 172. Gale Warning: 130 132 138 139 160-171 173-176 179-185. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: 139 140 160 180 181. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RMC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BG SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CJ MARINE/LONG TERM...CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:39 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 3:39 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:12 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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