Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 1035, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 20, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211227 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 MARINE 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. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING. BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE TO THE WEST OF THIS LOW. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL BE A 986 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AS A DEVELOPING 986 MB LOW FORMS NEAR SAINT PAUL. THESE TWO LOWS WILL MERGE AND BE A 989 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT DECREASING TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 20, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA. A STRONG LOW ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW IS MOVING INLAND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. SOUTH CENTRAL...SNOW CONTINUES OVER MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AS MOISTURE FROM THE LOW GETS SQUEEZED OUT. SOME COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THIS LOW...BUT NOT REAL STRONG. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SNOW ENDING OR TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. A FAIRLY DECENT SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND/OR THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS DISAGREE AS TO THE STRENGTH... LOCATION...AND TIMING OF THIS FEATURE...BUT SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH DYNAMICS TO KEEP AT LEAST SOME SHOWERS AROUND. ANOTHER BIG LOW ON THE WAY FOR FRIDAY...OR FRIDAY NIGHT...OR MAYBE SATURDAY. LIKELY ANOTHER BIG WEATHER PRODUCER...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL SKETCHY. SOUTHWEST AND ALEUTIANS/BERING...VERY COLD AIR POURING OFF OF SIBERIA INTO THE BERING SEA. FAIRLY INTENSE SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE (COMPARATIVELY) WARM WATER. SOME SHOWERS ARE ORGANIZING INTO LITTLE MESO-LOWS THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. THE OVER ALL PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE MUCH FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME MODERATING POSSIBLE BY LATER IN THE WEEKEND OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS A RIDGE TRIES TO BUILD OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA. FOR SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE MEAN UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY REMAIN LOCKED OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. SO THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG DEC 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 21, 1:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 12:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.