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Storm Warning 185, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 27, 2006, 11:30 PM AKDT. 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
- Oct 27, 2006, 11:30 PM AKDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281231 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES ONSHORE 80 NM NORTHEAST OF HOOPER BAY SUN MORNING AT 998 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 430 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 282309 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN NORTH SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY AND DRIFTS EAST THROUGH MONDAY. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN DRIFTS SOUTH AND WEAKENS MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Oct 27, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT THU OCT 27 2006 .DISCUSSION...BASED ON GFS. .WEST...THE PREDOMINATE WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH CENTRAL PRESSURE IS IN THE VICINITY OF 990 MB...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER ALONG 160W WILL MAKE FOR A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVER ONSHORE SATURDAY EVENING NEAR HOOPER BAY AS 500 MB TROUGH ATTEMPTS TO FORM A CUTOFF LOW. SUBSEQUENTLY THIS SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD ON SUNDAY..EVENTUALLY REACHING MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. COOLER AIR..PROBABLY COOLER THAN INDICATED IN GFS..MOVING INTO WESTERN AK SUNDAY AS SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD. TRACK OF THIS STORM SEEMS REASONABLE. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. .EAST...LOW IN NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE AND MOVER OVER SE SATURDAY. EXCEPTING SUN EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SATURDAY MORNING BUT INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS CLOUDS AND MOISTURE MOVE UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE. SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT OVER COOK INLET POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN ON SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 187 AND 191. MARINE...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY ZONES 155 AND 161 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC OCT 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 28, 12:12 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 28, 10:17 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 28, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 28, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Oct 28, 11:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 28, 12:33 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 7 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.