Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 248, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 24, 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 24, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 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 251317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 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. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON MORNING NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB TUE NIGHT 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. . .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 251401 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 UPDATED ZONE 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON MORNING NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB TUE NIGHT 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 500 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 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. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AS A 978 MB LOW TUE NIGHT AND TO 380 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AS A 982 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 1004 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 770 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF COLD BAY DEEPENING TO 975 MB TUE NIGHT AND TO 967 MB WED AFTERNOON 70 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 24, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE LOW THAT MOVED ONSHORE LAST NIGHT IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA HAS
DISSIPATED AND BEEN LIFTED NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
THE LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF HAS BEEN INITIALIZED WELL THIS
MORNING. ALL MODELS HAVE IT TRACKING TOWARD SITKA OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS...THEN MAKING ITS WAY INLAND. THIS LOW WILL BRING A BIT OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND PARTS EAST LATE TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING FROM THE WEST TOMORROW
WITH SOME DRIER AIRMASS WILL LIKELY KEEP THE ANCHORAGE AND PALMER
AREA DRY.
WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER THE BERING SEA TO SWING TOWARD WESTERN
ALASKA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THESE LOWS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. THIS UPPER LOW HAS A TROUGH
AXIS THAT EXTENDS SOUTH TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW
TO MOVE INLAND MONDAY NIGHT THEN BE PUSHED NORTHWARD TUESDAY AS A
WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC BUILDS INTO THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. THIS SCENARIO BUILDS A RIDGE OVER THE GULF
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR TO REMAIN OVER THE
BERING WITH A WARMER AIR MASS MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TO STAY JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN UNTIL
IT MOVES NEAR DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY. THE LOW IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE
INTO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS VERY GOOD JET SUPPORT FOR THIS
LOW AS WELL AS THERMAL SUPPORT.
THE 12Z GFS ENSEMBLE RUNS AS WELL AS THE UKMET AND ECMWF HAVE
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. THEREFORE...THE POSITION OF THIS LOW IS VERY
UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT. THE ONLY CERTAINTY WOULD BE THAT WARMER AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
MID WEEK AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA. WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE STRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO
THE GULF AND POINTS IN BETWEEN. THE LOW TO REMAIN PRIMARILY
STATIONARY INTO FRIDAY ONCE IT REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA AREA.
IN THE MEANTIME...A LOW APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN
THURSDAY WITH A STRONG FRONT. THE LOW TO TRACK SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AS
WELL FRIDAY SLOWLY PUSHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW EAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 180 185
GALE 1132 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 12:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:08 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 25, 1:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 25, 1:35 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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