Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 27, 2006, 7:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 27, 2006, 7:30 AM AKST (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 272131 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 130 140 141 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT FROM AN ALEUTIAN LOW CROSSES THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THU. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 946 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...CAINES HEAD NORTH...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. CAINES HEAD SOUTH...EAST WIND INCREASING TO 35 KTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...CAINES HEAD NORTH...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. CAINES HEAD SOUTH...E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO E 15 KTS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND N...NE WIND WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 1230 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280055 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR KAMISHAK BAY WED EVENING. A 970 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 953 MB FRI. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...CAINES HEAD NORTH...NORTH WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTH 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NORTHEAST WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 70 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEASTWARD...EAST WIND 60 KT BECOMING SOUTH 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING DANGEROUS CAPE NORTHWARD. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 60 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 22 FT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE ARM THIS EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NORTH WIND 45 KT BECOMING EAST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280120 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR KAMISHAK BAY WED EVENING. A 970 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 953 MB FRI. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...CAINES HEAD NORTH...NORTH WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTH 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NORTHEAST WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 415 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 70 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEASTWARD...EAST WIND 60 KT BECOMING SOUTH 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING DANGEROUS CAPE NORTHWARD. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 60 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 22 FT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE ARM THIS EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NORTH WIND 45 KT BECOMING EAST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280332 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR KAMISHAK BAY WED EVENING. A 970 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 635 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 953 MB FRI. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 70 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEASTWARD...SOUTH WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 635 PM AST WED DEC 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 949 MB THU NIGHT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 963 MB FRI AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 28 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 27, 12:00 AM AKST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 12:00 AM AKST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED DEC 27 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH RIDGES OVER THE GULF OF AK AND WEST OF KAMCHATKA THIS
MORNING. AT THE SURFACE A COMPLEX LOW IS SOUTH OF COLD BAY WITH
SEVERAL LOBES CIRCULATING INTO BRISTOL BAY AND ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES ARE LOCATED OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND AK AND
OVER KAMCHATKA.
THE NAM HAD THE BEST HANDLE ON THE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY...SO
THE FIRST PART OF THE FORECAST LEANS IN THAT DIRECTION. AFTER 36
HOURS OR SO THE MODELS DIVERGE. THE GFS SEEMED MOST REASONABLE IN
BRINGING A NORTH PACIFIC LOW STRAIGHT NORTH TO NEAR THE KENAI ON FRI.
IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...THE LOW MOVING ACROSS COLD BAY WILL
BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO ITS WEST AND NORTHWEST. THIS SHOULD
KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOFS TODAY WITH STRONG WIND
AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE CHAIN. AS THE TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY AND
THE AK PEN SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WILL SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. BY FRI A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST.
OVER SOUTHWEST AK...THE COLD BAY LOW WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE EXCEPT WHERE RAIN IS
FALLING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND SNOW WILL ENTER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING...ADDITIONAL SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA. SOME DRYING CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK AS WEAK RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT
NORTH PACIFIC LOW.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE FRONT CROSSING KODIAK ISLAND
TODAY AND HEADING TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST IS THE BIG WEATHER
MAKER. MODELS HAVE A BIT OF A COOL BIAS THIS MORNING...AND RAIN WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S HAVE AFFECTED MUCH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
ARE APPROACHING THE KENAI. IT APPEARS THAT SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN WILL
AFFECT SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA...BUT THAT COLD AIR WILL
REMAIN ENTRENCHED FURTHER INLAND. THIS MEANS LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
FOR INLAND ZONES...WITH SOME TURNAGAIN WINDS AND DOWNSLOPING FOR THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL. UPSLOPE SIDES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED LOCATIONS
FOR SNOWFALL TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND FLOW BECOMES SOUTH ON
THU AND WARM AIR WILL PENETRATE TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL...BUT SHOULD
STILL YIELD LIGHT SNOW OVER THE AREA. THU NIGHT INTO FRI THE NEXT LOW
TEARS NORTH TOWARD THE KENAI. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE PLENTY OF WARM AIR
WITH IT WHICH WILL BRING RAIN ON FRI TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND HAS
THE POTENTIAL OF ALSO THREATENING THE INLAND SNOWPACK WITH RAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161 187 195
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130 140 179 180 185
STORMS...120 130 138 160 170
GALES...121 125 132 140 150 155 165 171 172 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:22 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:40 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 27, 7:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:57 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.