Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 1025, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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 18, 10:15 AM AKST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 10:15 AM AKST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
315 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE NOT COME TO A CONSISTENT SOLUTION ON THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF LATE TUESDAY AND IT MAY TAKE ONE OR TWO
MORE RUNS BEFORE THE MODELS ZERO IN ON A SOLUTIONS. AT THE MOMENT
CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS IS NOT VERY HIGH.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER PRINCE WILLIAM IS CONTINUING TO MOVE
INLAND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WEAKEN. THE MOST MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHILE LESSER AMOUNTS FALL OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE
AND MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS.
UPPER AIR...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO STEER THE
STORM FORMING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THURSDAY.
A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT AND INTO THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR TUESDAY.
AT SURFACE...
EAST DOMAIN...
THE LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. MOST
OF THE SNOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
AN AREA OF SHOWER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA, WHICH IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH, WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY STRONG AND WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF LATE TUESDAY. GALE TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS TUESDAY. AS
MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE SPEED
AND THE STRENGTH OF THE NEW STORM.
WEST DOMAIN...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL FILL OVER THE
OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AND A NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
DOMINATE THE BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 140 141 150 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 06In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 18, 6:00 AM AKST, 5 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1100 AM AST MON DEC 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW 35 SE ANCHORAGE 60.82N 148.45W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
2 NEW INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN GIRDWOOD.
1000 AM SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED ON THE KENAI BLUFF SINCE
MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW KENAI 60.55N 151.21W
12/18/2006 M3.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW 1 S SOLDOTNA 60.47N 151.06W
12/18/2006 E0.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF INCH OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW COPPER CENTER 61.98N 145.35W
12/18/2006 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
5 NEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 4AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 10 NW WASILLA 61.68N 149.68W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NEW INCH OF SNOW REPORTED SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NNE GLENNALLEN 62.14N 145.56W
12/18/2006 M3.5 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
3.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 5AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.13N 149.08W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT 800FT ON THE MID
HILLSIDE SINCE 3AM.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NE PALMER 61.64N 149.02W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW FALLING AND AN INCH OF NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND
REPORTED AT 350FT, 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALMER ON THE
FARM LOOP ROAD.
1000 AM SNOW 3 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.10W
12/18/2006 M1.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STEADY SNOW, VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN HALF A MILE AND
1.75 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT THE UPPER OMALLEY
ENTRANCE TO CHUGACH STATE PARK SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
&&
MCKIMLocal storm report, Dec 18, 6:09 AM AKST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1109 AM AST MON DEC 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1101 AM HEAVY SNOW CORDOVA 60.55N 145.75W
12/18/2006 M9.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
9 NEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 5AM THIS MORNING IN TOWN.
1100 AM SNOW ANCHORAGE 61.18N 149.19W
12/18/2006 M2.3 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
2.3 NEW SNOW REPORTED AT THE NWS OFFICE ON SAND LAKE
ROAD.
1000 AM SNOW 35 SE ANCHORAGE 60.82N 148.45W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
2 NEW INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN GIRDWOOD.
1000 AM SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED ON THE KENAI BLUFF SINCE
MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW KENAI 60.55N 151.21W
12/18/2006 M3.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW 1 S SOLDOTNA 60.47N 151.06W
12/18/2006 E0.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF INCH OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW COPPER CENTER 61.98N 145.35W
12/18/2006 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
5 NEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 4AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 10 NW WASILLA 61.68N 149.68W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NEW INCH OF SNOW REPORTED SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NNE GLENNALLEN 62.14N 145.56W
12/18/2006 M3.5 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
3.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 5AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.13N 149.08W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT 800FT ON THE MID
HILLSIDE SINCE 3AM.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NE PALMER 61.64N 149.02W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW FALLING AND AN INCH OF NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND
REPORTED AT 350FT, 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALMER ON THE
FARM LOOP ROAD.
1000 AM SNOW 3 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.10W
12/18/2006 M1.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STEADY SNOW, VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN HALF A MILE AND
1.75 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT THE UPPER OMALLEY
ENTRANCE TO CHUGACH STATE PARK SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
&&
MCKIMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 12:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 18, 6:03 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.