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Gale Warning 75, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 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
- Jan 20, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 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 211245 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 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 981 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY NIGHT AT 970 MB. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. WIND GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220005 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO ALONG 160W MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 959 MB LOW 980 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING MOVES TO 620 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 956 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKENS TO 963 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY BERING SEA. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 20, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 .DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS IN GENERAL SYNOPTIC SCALE AGREEMENT. GFS APPEARS TO HAVE WARM BIAS ALONG NORTH GULF AND ETA COLD. PROBABLY WILL BE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. GFS MODEL GENERALLY USED OUT WEST AND ETA EAST. WILL ADJUST ETA TEMPS UP SOME ALONG THE NORTH GULF. .EAST...ETA OVERALL USED IN FORECAST. DEVELOPING 990S LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FORECAST TO MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND(PWS) TONIGHT AND WEAKENS THROUGH TODAY. STRONGER LOW OVER THE NE PACIFIC WILL FOLLOW SIMILAR TRACK AND END UP IN PWS SAT NIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. FIRST IN SERIES OF LOWS LIKELY TO PRODUCE SNOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS SOUTHCENTRAL(101/111) WITH MODERATE AMOUTNS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF COAST. DYNAMICS LOOK FAIRLY GOOD WITH THIS ONE. SOUTH FLOW STARTING FROM 850 MB WILL ENHANCE QPFS ALONG NORTH GULF COAST. OVERRUNNING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SAT BEFORE NEXT SHOT SAT NIGHT. SECOND IN SERIES OF LOWS TO MOVE INTO PWS HAS MUCH STRONGER DYNAMICS AND HAS POTENTIAL FOR WARNING LEVEL SNOWS FOR SOUTCENTRAL SAT NIGHT/SUN. WILL GO WITH A WATCH FOR NOW AND SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. .WEST...GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW AND COLD TEMPS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OVER THE DELTA EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SAT AND PROBABLY INTO SUN. WINDS DROP OFF MON AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER REGION. BRISK NORTH BLOW OFF ICE PAC NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS IS PICKING UP MOISTURE AND PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE SAT AS FLOW WEAKENS. RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA SUN AND PRODUCE STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON AND MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195. HVY SNOW WATCH FOR SAT NIGHT UPCOMING FOR ZONE 101 AND 111. MARINE...SEE CURRENT PACKAGES. RMC JAN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC |
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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.