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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Mar 16, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 16, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171250 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY EVENING. A 995 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180026 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181249 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 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. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY MORNING MOVES 175 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 16, 10:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 10:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 .DISCUSSION... GFS AND ETA 0Z RUNS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON SYSTEMS OUT WEST THAN THEY WERE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. MAIN SURFACE FEATURE IS LOW IN CENTRAL BERING WHICH IS PROGED TO SPIN IN SITU AND THEN MERGE WITH SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. WEAK SURFACE LOWS IN WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA UNDERNEATH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. REASONABLY GOOD CHANCE OF OF SNOW SATURDAY IN THE SOUTHWEST AS BANDS FROM BERING SEA LOW MOVE ONSHORE. SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER SUNDAY AS BERING AND GULF OF AK LOWS MERGE UNDERNEATH A FAIRLY STRONG 500 MB TROUGH. EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL OR NEAR NORMAL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BELOW NORMAL TEMPS TO RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE FORMS OVER THE BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SEE PACKAGE MARINE...SEE PACKAGE FIRE WEATHER...NONE *** MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.