1. Forecast Review Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Anchorage, AK (ANC)
Meteorology 415 Fall 2012
Forecast Review
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Anchorage, AK (ANC)

2. Anchorage, AK Population (2010)[1] 291,826 (64th in U.S.)
• Density /sq mi (66.4/km2)
• Urban 225,744
• Metro 380,821

3. Anchorage Observations
PANC Z COR 01007KT 10SM -SN SCT007 SCT015 OVC070 M02/M04 A2931 RMK AO2 SLP927 P /002 T =
PANC Z COR 01007KT 10SM -SN SCT007 SCT015 OVC070 M02/M04 A2931=
PANC Z 01007KT 10SM -SN SCT007 SCT015 OVC070 M02/M04 A2931=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM SCT007 BKN015 OVC070 M02/M04 A2930 RMK AO2 SNE17 PRESENT WX VCSH ALQDS P0000=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM SCT007 BKN015 OVC070 M02/M04 A2930=
PANC Z 36009KT 10SM FEW007 SCT015 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNE17 PRESENT WX VCSH ALQDS P0000=
PANC Z 36009KT 10SM FEW007 SCT015 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 36009KT 10SM FEW007 SCT015 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNE17 SLP923 PRESENT WX VCSH ALQDS CIG LWR NE-SE
P0000 T =
PANC Z 36009KT 10SM FEW007 SCT015 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 01010KT 10SM -SN FEW007 SCT015 OVC048 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNB23 SLP922 CIG LWR NE-SE P0000 T =
PANC Z 01010KT 10SM -SN FEW007 SCT015 OVC048 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM BKN007 BKN015 OVC055 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNE21 CIG HIR W-NW P0000=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM BKN007 BKN015 OVC055 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM BKN007 BKN015 OVC055 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNE21 SLP923 CIG HIR W-NW P T
55004=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM BKN007 BKN015 OVC055 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 01005KT 10SM -SN SCT007 BKN018 OVC055 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNB15 CIG

4. Anchorage Observations
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM -SN FEW007 SCT018 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNB15 CIG LWR NE-SE P0000=
PANC Z 01006KT 10SM -SN FEW007 SCT018 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 35007KT 10SM -SN FEW007 SCT018 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929 RMK AO2 SNB15 SLP923 CIG LWR E P0000 T =
PANC Z 35007KT 10SM -SN FEW007 SCT018 OVC060 M02/M04 A2929=
PANC Z 35008KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 OVC110 M02/M04 A2931 RMK AO2 SNE20 SLP927 LOW ST E P0000 T =
PANC Z 35008KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 OVC110 M02/M04 A2931=
PANC Z 35007KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 BKN110 M03/M04 A2932 RMK AO2 SLP930 LOW ST NE-SE 4/ T =
PANC Z 35007KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 BKN110 M03/M04 A2932=
PANC Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 BKN130 M03/M05 A2932 RMK AO2 SLP932 LOW ST NE-SE T =
PANC Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 BKN130 M03/M05 A2932=
PANC Z 02003KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 BKN130 M04/M06 A2933 RMK AO2 SLP936 LOW ST NE T =
PANC Z 02003KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 BKN130 M04/M06 A2933=
PANC Z 03005KT 10SM FEW005 BKN065 OVC130 M03/M05 A2935 RMK AO2 SLP941 LOW ST NE-E T =
PANC Z 03005KT 10SM FEW005 BKN065 OVC130 M03/M05 A2935=
PANC Z 02005KT 10SM FEW005 BKN070 M03/M04 A2935 RMK AO2 SLP943 LOW ST NE-E T =
PANC Z 02005KT 10SM FEW005 BKN070 M03/M04 A2935=
PANC Z 08006KT 10SM FEW007 BKN070 M03/M06 A2936 RMK AO2 SLP944 T =
PANC Z 08006KT 10SM FEW007 BKN070 M03/M06 A2936=
PANC Z 03005KT 10SM FEW007 BKN070 M03/M06 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP T =
PANC Z 03005KT 10SM FEW007 BKN070 M03/M06 A2937=
PANC Z COR 03005KT 10SM FEW007 BKN070 M03/M06 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP T /002=

5. Anchorage Surface Map

6. Anchorage Satellite Imagery

7. Anchorage IR Imagery

8. Anchorage Radar

9. Anchorage Verifications

10. Anchorage – Survey Scores

11. Anchorage – Career Scores

12. Up Close and Personal

13. Anchorage Lessons Learned
Elongated low pressure systems, that are not deepening, tend to produce only small amounts of precipitation away from the coast.
The offshore component of the wind is crucial to precipitation type and amount in southern Alaska
Despite a pronounced pressure gradient, it is also the change of the PGF with time that makes strong winds and also high gusts.