Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 247, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 22, 2006, 5:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 22, 2006, 5:30 AM AKST (14:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221931 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 UPDATED ALL ZONES 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY THE AFTERNOON EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. NW WIND 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 1030 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 230044 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230154 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 UPDATED AREA 141 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 450 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230706 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129. 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 1005 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 1005 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 450 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON...AND TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON MORNING AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 21, 11:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 22 2006
.DISCUSSION...
...SUMMARY...
BIG CONCERN IS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LASTING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND
PERHAPS SUNDAY FOR SOME AREAS AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS.
PATTERN THEN DRIES OUT A BIT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY NEXT WEEK. OUT
WEST...A TROUGH AXIS WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRESSURES EXTENDS FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN BERING TO SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR. SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ABOUND ACROSS THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE
WEEKEND...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE SHOWERY REGIME IN THE
WEST...HOWEVER.
...MODELS...
NAM/WRF IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE REGARDING THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE
MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. IT INITIALIZED SLIGHTLY
BETTER THAN THE GFS...PARTICULARLY WITH THE MOISTURE ON THE NORTH
AND NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW...THOUGH BOTH MODELS ARE TOO SLOW WITH
THE MOISTURE FIELDS MOVING NORTH. ALSO...NAM/WRF HAS BEEN MORE
CONSISTENT THAN THE GFS IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW. NAM/WRF TAKES THE
LOW MORE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WHILE GFS LAGS THE LOW BACK
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. NAM/WRF
ALSO AGREES MORE WITH UKMET AND ECMWF MODELS.
...SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF SEEMINGLY COUNTLESS LOW PRESSURES IS
CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND APPROACHING
SOUTHCENTRAL. WITH ALL THE RECENT SNOWFALL...SEASONAL SNOWFALL IS
NOW UP CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR ANCHORAGE...AND MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK FOR THE
KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS IS CLOSE TO NORMAL. MORE SNOW IS ON THE
WAY. THE UPCOMING LOW IS LOOKING QUITE SIMILAR TO THE SYSTEM FROM
THURSDAY...EXCEPT THAT THE LOW IS STRONGER WITH MORE MOISTURE AND
STRONGER WINDS. SNOW TO REACH COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL BY DUSK
TODAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLY MOVING INTO ANCHORAGE THIS EVENING WITH
WARM ADVECTION ALOFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS
TO HOW THIS PLAYS OUT ESPECIALLY FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE WESTERN
KENAI...DUE TO THE MODEL DISCREPANCIES MENTIONED ABOVE BETWEEN THE
NAM/WRF AND GFS. NAM/WRF CERTAINLY LOOKS BETTER FOR SNOW TONIGHT FOR
ANCHORAGE THAN THE GFS. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUND SATURDAY
AFTERNOON (PER NAM/WRF MODEL) COLD ADVECTION WOULD KICK IN WITH
PERHAPS ANOTHER BURST OF SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE. AT THIS POINT...THE
POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A BIG ANCHORAGE SNOW...BUT THE CONFIDENCE IS
NOT THERE YET TO ISSUE AN ADVISORY. CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH...HOWEVER...FOR COPIOUS SNOWFALL AGAIN FROM THE EASTERN KENAI
AND SOUTHEAST TURNAGAIN ARM OVER TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND TO
CORDOVA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN MIGHT MIX IN WITH SNOW IN
CORDOVA...BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING...THERE IS NOT A LOT OF WARM AIR
WITH THIS SYSTEM.
AFTER THIS LOW MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...A DIFFERENT WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS TO SET UP FOR NEXT
WEEK. THE LOWS SHOULD TRACK SLIGHTLY FURTHER EAST TOWARD THE
PANHANDLE...WITH COLDER ARCTIC AIR AND DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW FOR
SOUTHCENTRAL. NOT TOTALLY SURE OF THIS PATTERN SHIFT...BUT FEEL THAT
IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BASED ON GENERAL AGREEMENT BY THE
EXTENDED MODELS. PATTERN OF NEXT WEEK ACTUALLY LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE
PATTERN FOR ALL OF NOVEMBER...BUT HAVE DOUBTS THAT IF THIS COLD DRY
PATTERN SETS UP...THAT IT WILL STAY AS LONG AS IT DID IN NOVEMBER.
...SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FORECAST...
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND INTO
NEXT WEEK. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL PERSIST...WITH SOME VERY
LIGHT SNOW IN THESE AREAS. WHERE SKIES ARE CLEAR...TEMPERATURES WILL
BE VERY COLD.
...BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN FORECAST...
CHALLENGING FORECAST FOR THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...AS MULTIPLE WEAK
RENEGADE LOW PRESSURES WILL CONTINUE TO WANDER AROUND. MODELS WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS TRACKING AND EVEN IDENTIFYING SOME OF
THESE LOWS...WHICH WILL BRING BURSTS OF SNOW SHOWERS...AS IS
HAPPENING EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE PRIBILOFS FOR EXAMPLE. MOST OF
THESE WEAK LOWS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE ALONG A TROUGH AXIS FROM
THE NORTHERN BERING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND DUTCH
HARBOR. MORE UNIFORM NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SHOWERS WILL PERSIST WEST
OF THE TROUGH AXIS. OVERALL COLD...SHOWERY REGIME...BUT WITH FAIRLY
LIGHT SURFACE WINDS...TO PERSIST OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNINGS 120 132 350.
GALE WARNING 130.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS 121 140 180 185 410.
FOISY DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2:15 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 22, 5:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 22, 5:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 22, 8:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:07 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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