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Gale Warning 86, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 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 23, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 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 241224 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW NEAR KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUESDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NIKOLSKI TUESDAY EVENING AND MOVE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 42N 180 WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250550 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 CORRECTED ZONES 172 175 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT ... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 23, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006
.DISCUSSION...
SIGNAL FROM THE THE LONG WAVE PATTERN IS THAT THE LONG WAVE TROUGH IS
WELL ESTABLISHED ACROSS ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE CENTER
IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON TRACK TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD INTO
EASTERN SIBERIA NEXT COUPLE OF DAY WITH A RIDGE NOSING SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF RELATIVELY WELL INITIALIZED BUT NOT
NOT HANDLED IN THE SHORT TERM. DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF OF THE COASTAL
RANGE SHOULD KEEP THE LOW DEEPER AND CLOSER TO THE COAST IN THE SHORT
TERM AND THUS WIND SPEEDS HIGHER IN THE OFFSHORE AND COASTAL MARINE
ZONES.
COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL ABATE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND THE RIDGE LINE
DRIFTS EASTWARD. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE INTERIOR STATIONS LOOK DRY
AND COLD WITH THE STORM TRACK TO THE SOUTH.
SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE AREAS ROTATE UP
AND AROUND UPPER LEVEL LOW ANCHORED IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
VICINITY OF KAMCHATKA. PRESSURE GRADIENTS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
LEADING TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGHER AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALES 121 130 132 150 170 171 179 350.
STORMS 172 175 176 410.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 129 130 132 139 140 150 155
160 165 179 410.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CAS JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 12:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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