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Gale Warning 600, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 30, 2006, 5:55 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Aug 30, 2006, 5:55 PM AKDT (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 310650 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-311400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRI. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1055 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311150 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 325 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SAINT PAUL. A 1010 MB LOW 125 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO 1002 MB 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL FURTHER DEEPEN TO 992 MB 125 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON WITH A SECONDARY 992 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KODIAK ISLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Aug 30, 11:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 11:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 30 2006 .DISCUSSION...ON THE HEMISPHERIC LEVEL THERE ARE THREE DOMINANT WAVES WITH THE STRONGEST ONE BEING THE TROUGH OVER ALASKA. BY THIS WEEKEND THIS SHOULD CHANGE TO A FOUR WAVE PATTERN WITH THE WAVE OVER ALASKA WEAKENING AND BECOMING A CUT OFF LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL ALSO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE MAINLAND OF THE STATE THIS WEEKEND AND CLEAR THINGS OUT A BIT FOR INTERIOR AREAS. MOVING TO A CLOSER LOOK AT THE STATE...THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY THAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND THEN DRIFT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW WILL BE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS THIS FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GET TIGHT BETWEEN THIS LOW IN THE GULF AND THE RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA. GFS AND NAM ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY ON THE MAIN FEATURES. THE GFS IS FAVORED OVERALL DUE TO THE WAY IT IS HANDLING THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 155 165 170 171 179 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AUG 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 5:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 30, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 30, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 31, 1:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Aug 31, 1:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Aug 31, 8:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Aug 31, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 31, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 31, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 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.