Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 61, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2006, 2:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 15, 2006, 2:30 AM AKST (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151635 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 130 132 138 140 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 961 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST TO 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 730 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160049 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BECOMING A 995 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT NORTH OF NINILCHIK. GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161241 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY AND MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. A 966 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 560 NM EAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN WEST TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA AT 996 MB BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SUN JAN 15 2006
.DISCUSSION...
AUGUSTINE VOLCANO FAIRLY QUIET TODAY. IF AN ERUPTION WERE TO
OCCUR...LATEST FORECAST TRAJECTORIES WOULD TAKE THE ASH TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST.
SURPRISE SNOW EVENT FOR ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT AS A VERY WEAK LOW RIDING
OVER THE ARCTIC FRONT SQUEEZED OUT A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE
COOK INLET FROM HOMER TO PALMER. ALSO OF NOTE...STRONG NORTH WIND
OVER THE PRIBILOFS IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONSISTS OF A DEEP UPPER LOW SOUTH OF COLD
BAY AND A SHORT WAVE RIDGE STRETCHED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH
GENERAL TROFFINESS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY. THE
UPPER LOW WILL TRACK EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH ASSOCIATED
WEATHER MOVING EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND NORTH TO THE SOUTH
CENTRAL COAST. ON TUESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN
OVER WESTERN ALASKA...PUTTING SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA INTO A MORE
FAVORABLE PRECIPITATION PATTERN. STILL EXPECTING SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE
AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A SURFACE LOW
MOVES ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA/PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION.
MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK...BUT GENERAL
TROFFINESS OVER ALASKA SEEMS LIKE A GOOD COMPROMISE. THIS MEANS NEAR
TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PERIODIC CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 170 172.
GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 150 160 165 171 175 176 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 140 160 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.