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Storm Warning 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 14, 2006, 11:00 PM 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
- Dec 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ 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 14, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006
.DISCUSSION...
BOTH GFS AND NAM HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS BUT I AM LEANING MORE TOWARD
THE NAM MODEL IN THE EAST AND THE GFS IN THE WEST.
CURRENT RADAR IMAGES SHOW SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA MOVING WEST ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN
TURNING SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. IT LOOK
LIKE VERY LITTLE OF THE MOISTURE FLOWING AROUND THE LOW WILL REMAIN
ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KENAI PENINSULA.
UPPER AIR...THE WEAK UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND SE ALASKA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO WESTERN CANADA SATURDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND GULF
OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY SATURDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...
EAST DOMAIN...
THE WEAK LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY EVENING THEN FLATTEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW WILL NOT HAPPEN OR WILL BE VERY LIGHT OVER
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. SKIES WILL
CLEAR FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD
INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY.
THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG SOUTHEAST WILL DEVELOP
OVER KODIAK FRIDAY EVENING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND
MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY.
WEST DOMAIN...
THE GFS IS HANDLING THE FRONT VERY WELL. IT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP
EAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT, THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND WEAKEN OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. MOST
WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE GALE FORCE RANGE BUT THERE WILL BE AREAS OF
STORM FORCE GUSTS ON THE LEE SIDE OF TERRAIN ALONG THE AK PEN FRIDAY.
GALE FORCE WINDS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL REACH THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST FRIDAY MORNING THEN WEAKENS AS IT SPREADS INTO WESTERN
ALASKA.
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL FALL AS RAIN ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS. THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES NEAR THE FRONT. SNOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SATURDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 170, 172, 180, 185
GALES 130, 132, 138, 150, 155, 160, 171, 175, 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 12:33 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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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.