Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 43, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2006, 11:00 AM 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
- Jan 6, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070017 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT MORNING. A 989 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A 966 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB 450 SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081216 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 315 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 CORRECTED FOR TIME. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 230 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 230 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071252 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD 250 NM WEST OF SITKA AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL ENTER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 7 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 6, 12:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 12:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 530 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 DISCUSSION... CONFIDENCE IS GROWING IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS AS 00Z RUNS LOOK VERY SIMILAR. SEVERAL DISSIPATING LOWS PICKED UP NICELY BY THE MODELS AS WELL AS A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS WELL REPRESENTED. MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS BUT OVERALL PLEASED WITH THE SOLUTIONS. ALOFT... ANCHOR UPPER LOW SOUTHEAST OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS IN THE PROCESS OF HANDING OFF ITS ENERGY TO A VERY STRONG SHORT WAVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. AS THIS HAPPENS ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL TAKE ITS PLACE A BIT FURTHER EAST IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND DEEPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL DEVELOP INTO A CUTOFF LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND DISSIPATES EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS IS ALL RELATIVE TO A ZONAL JET MEANDERING ABOUT THE 45TH PARALLEL. SURFACE... A 988 MB LOW AND THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING SPREADING CLOUDS AND SOME PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. MIDDLETON AND KENAI RADARS INDICATING PLENTY OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM. ANCHORAGE 12Z SOUNDING DEPICTS DRY AIR 950 TO 750 MB BUT ERODING BECAUSE ECHOES ARE INCREASING AND FLURRIES HAVE BEEN SPOTTED HERE AT ANCFO. EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE FIRST 5000 FEET ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT SO THE DOWNSLOPING EFFECT IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS IT COULD BE. EVEN SO IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ANYTHING MORE THAN FLURRIES IN ANCHORAGE WITH THESE WINDS ALOFT. GREATEST CHANCE FOR SNOW TODAY ALONG UPSLOPED RANGE WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. SIMILAR SITUATION ALONG THE WESTERN KENAI WITH WEAK DOWNSLOPING CREATING A PRECIP SHADOW. ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COAST THE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BUT ARCTIC FRONT WILL RETREAT NORTHWARD AND BRING RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL HEAD TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND AND DISSIPATE ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER WEAKER LOW ON SATURDAY. THIS ONE IS FAR LESS IMPRESSIVE BUT ENOUGH DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE TO CONTINUE THE THREAT OF RAIN OR SNOW ALONG THE COAST. A STRONG LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AND HAVE THE SAME FATE AS THE PREVIOUS LOWS...DRIFTING NORTHWARD AS IT DISSIPATES SPREADING CLOUDS AND PRECIP ALONG THE COAST. FURTHER WEST... THE AFOREMENTIONED DEEPENING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TODAY IS THE MAIN PLAYER OUT WEST. AN OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATER TODAY BRINGING A MIX OF PRECIP. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE WEAKER AND FURTHER SOUTH. THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR STAYS RELATIVELY QUIET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 155 170 171 172. AB JAN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.