Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 76, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 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 21, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 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 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221208 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE WEST COAST BY MONDAY NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE NEAR ATTU MONDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 962 MB. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Jan 21, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006
.DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL INITIALIZED BEST ON MSLP FIELD. FORECAST
TRENDS IN GENERAL SYNOPTIC SCALE AGREEMENT WITH ETA/UKMET. SHORT TERM
HANDLING OF GULF WEATHER MAKER NEAR KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON IS DONE
BEST BY THE GFS. FULL WEATHER DAY...SO KEEP EYE OUT FOR FORECAST
ADJUSTMENTS.
.EAST...18Z SFC ANAL SHOWS 975 MB LOW ALONG THE EAST COAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND. AT THAT TIME...ARCTIC BOUNDARY EXTENDED JUST WEST OF KODIAK
CITY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...JUST SOUTH OF SEWARD...JUST WEST
PORTAGE...TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST NORTH OF CORDOVA. 850 MB
TEMPS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL HAVE RISEN ABOUT 5C OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
EROSION OF COLD DOME OVER COOK INLET IS EVIDENT BY DOWNSLOPE
SIGNATURES ON SAT PIX AND KENAI RADAR. FOR THE TIME BEING SNOW IN
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE GENERALLY CONFINED TO THE WESTERN COOK
INLET/SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL FILL IN TONIGHT ONCE LOW MOVES UP
OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PEN AND EVENTUALLY INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND(PWS). THIS IS THE TIME THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ALSO LIKELY FOR ZONE 131 TONIGHT
WITH ONSET OF DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR SAME ZONE
ONCE THEY DEVELOP THIS EVENING SHOULD END BY MORNING. RAIN WILL BE
GENERAL CASE OVER REMAINDER OF THE NORTH GULF COAST. STRONG NW WINDS
LIKELY TONIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF. THESE WINDS
SHOULD HOLD THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
SNOWS SHOULD STARTING LETTING UP SOME LATER SUN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AS
SURFACE CENTER OVER PWS SHIFTS ESE AND WEAKENS. COLD ADVECTION SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL DEVELOP OVER KACHEMAK BAY TONIGHT WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUN EVENING.
.WEST...SQUEEZE PLAY BETWEEN CENTRAL BERING SEA RIDGE AND GULF LOW
ARE PRODUCING BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS TO OVER THE SW MAINLAND/AK PEN. COLD TEMPS OVER
SW AK COMBINED WITH WINDS ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW WIND
CHILLS INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR COMING OFF ICE PAC NORTH OF
THE PRIBILOFS WILL CONTINUE BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD/NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE ISLANDS THROUGH SUN MORNING. RIDGE MAKES SOME
HEADWAY EAST SUN AND GULF CENTER WEAKENS...SO SHOULD SEE WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDING. DEVELOPING WEST PAC LOW MOVES SW OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. STRONG SE WINDS AHEAD OF CENTER LIKELY SUN
NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNINGS 131 AND 195. HEAVY SNOW WARNING 131.
UPCOMING HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ZONE 191 SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS ADVISORIES.
MARINE...NUMEROUS GALES AND STORMS. SEE AFTERNOON PACKAGE FOR
DETAILS.
RMC JAN 06The 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 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 | 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.