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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Feb 12, 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
- Feb 12, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 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 130101 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 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. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 953 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES ON SHORE TUESDAY MORNING OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A PRESSURE OF 949 MB. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO S 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS INCREASING TO S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO S 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 130320 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 UPDATED ZONE 165. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 953 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES ON SHORE TUESDAY MORNING OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A PRESSURE OF 949 MB. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 620 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO S 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS INCREASING TO S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO S 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131230 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 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. PKZ199-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA IS ABSORBED BY AN INTENSIFYING NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON AT 957 MB. THIS LOW MOVES ON SHORE TUE MORNING OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A PRESSURE OF 953 MB. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 997 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 31 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 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 Feb 12, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006
.DISCUSSION...REALLY BUSY TODAY AS COLD AIR MOVING UP COOK INLET IS
CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW...FOG AT BETHEL AND WINDY ACROSS THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS...WHEW. EXCELLENT SUPPORT FROM THE FIELD. THANK YOU.
INTERESTING BRIGHT BAND FREEZING LEVEL ON PAHG RADAR SHOWING COLD
ADVECTION MOVING IN THIS MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE OMEGA BLOCK BUILDING OVER CENTRAL ALASKA EARLY THIS
WEEK AS MONSTER LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. GENERAL 3 WAVE
PATTERN HOLDS THROUGH 240 HOURS KEEPING THE OMEGA BLOCK RIGHT OVER
AK. OMEGA BLOCKS ARE HARD TO FORM BUT THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AS DEEP
COLD AIR MOVES OVER HUDSON BAY AND KAMCHATKA TO SUPPORT THE BLOCK.
SHORT TERM HIGH WIND WATCHES AND BLIZZARD WARNING IN ALU DOMAIN
SUPPORTED BY LOTS OF PRESSURE FALLING RAPIDLY REMARKS OUT THERE.
FORECASTERS USING A COMBINATION OF MODELS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155. HIGH WIND WATCH 181 AND 185.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 172.
STORMS 155 165 170 171 175 179 180 185.
GALES 120 130 132 138 150 160 176.
AFC FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 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.