Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 238, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 14, 2006, 11:00 AM 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
- Dec 14, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 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. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO THE NORTH. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE WIND 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 150023 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO THE NORTH. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE WIND 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 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. PKZ199-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 340 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 972 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 Dec 13, 11:10 PM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 11:10 PM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
410 AM AST THU DEC 14 2006
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS..A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH AXIS IS SITTING OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CAA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH.
THE NAM HAS HAD A BETTER HANDLE ON THE POSITION OF THE SFC LOW NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND. THE 6Z RUN OF THE NAM IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE IN THE
EAST AS IT INITIALIZED WELL AND HANDLED THE ONSET OF PRECIP ALONG THE
GULF COAST AS WELL AS SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE KENAI VERY WELL. THE
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE EAST AS A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES IN THE FROM THE WEST. A 970S LOW WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING TODAY AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AFTER TODAY THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER IN THE EAST WILL BE A
TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING NEAR KODIAK ON SAT.
...FORECAST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. STRONG
COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE WEST WITH OVERRUNNING MOISTURE FROM THE
EAST IS PROVIDING ENHANCED LIFT AND CREATING STEADY SNOWFALL. EXPECT
SNOW AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES TODAY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY SHOULD SEE SOME
ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENT. LOOK FOR 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS
AS THE PRESSURE AND THERMAL GRADIENTS TIGHTEN BETWEEN THE SFC LOW AND
THE INCOMING RIDGE.
...SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FORECAST...
A SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVING INLAND TODAY WILL CEATE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE
PRECIP. HOWEVER STRATUS AND FOG WILL PERSIST UNDER THE RIDGE. BY FRI
MORNING THE PRECIP EDGE FROM THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE ONSHORE BRINGING MORE SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS.
...BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS FORECAST...
A SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING
TODAY AND TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS
SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL BE A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING RAIN
AND SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. EXPECT STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE FRONT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 141 160 180 185
GALE WARNING ALL ALU ZONES AND 130 132 138
RNW DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 5:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 13, 5:20 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 13, 8:04 PM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:05 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.