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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 19, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 19, 2006, 5:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2006, 5:35 AM AKST (14:35 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 191934 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1035 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

UPDATED ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-200300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 947 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL 
MOVE ONSHORE EAST OF SEWARD AS 953 MB TUESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1035 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT AND SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO
22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 200021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 942 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 125 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT AT 948 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN 
AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Dec 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE GFS AND THE EUROPEAN MODELS ARE VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING
WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE STORM MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
NAM IS NOT FAR OFF BUT IS SLOWER TO BRING IN ONSHORE.  THE GFS ALSO
INITIALIZED BETTER.  SO THE GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR BOTH THE
EAST AND WEST.

CURRENTLY THE PRECIPITATION IS CUTTING OFF IN MOST AREAS AS THE OLD
LOW PUSHES NORTH AND DISSIPATES. AREAS OF EARLY MORNING FOG WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL.

THE UPPER PATTERN REMAINS IN RELATIVELY UNCHANGING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA
AND A WEAK RIDGE OF CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST AND INTO CANADA. AS A
RESULT ANOTHER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC LATER IN THE
WEEK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER
THE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. ALSO SEVERAL SHORT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE
OVER THE MAINLAND THIS WEEK.

IN THE EAST THE STORM NOW LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL ENTER THE
GULF LATE TODAY. GALE AND STORM FORCE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AS IT
HEADS TOWARD WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA BY LATE TONIGHT.

OUT WEST A NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA
BY TONIGHT FOR AND THE FEW DAYS. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132.
         GALE  125 138 140 150 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC19 hr
Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 19, 12:30 AM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Dec 19, 5:18 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC35 hr
Dec 19, 10:58 AM AKSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryAFC28 hr
Dec 19, 10:58 AM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC22 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 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.