Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 260, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 29, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 29, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 300100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 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. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 955 MB SAT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND AT 960 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW DEVELOPING 425 NM SOUTH OD DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 952 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH ETOLIN STRAIT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 300229 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 CORRECTED AREA 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 955 MB SAT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND AT 960 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW DEVELOPING 425 NM SOUTH OD DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 952 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 530 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH ETOLIN STRAIT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300837 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 CORRECTED MARINE ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 955 MB SAT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND AT 960 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW DEVELOPING 425 NM SOUTH OD DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 952 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 530 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1140 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH ETOLIN STRAIT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301313 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI DEC 29 2006
.DISCUSSION...
PRECIP IS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING AS THE
LOW THAT HAS BEEN IN THE GULF THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS MOVED
INLAND OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. PRECIP HAS CHANGED OVER TO ALL SNOW
ALONG THE COAST AS THE COLD AIR THAT HAS WRAPPED AROUND THE SYSTEM
HAS MADE ITS WAY ONSHORE. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
HAS BROUGHT SNOW INTO VALDEZ...HOWEVER THE STRENGTHENING OF THIS FLOW
ALOFT MAY INCREASE DOWNSLOPING ACROSS MANY PORTIONS OF THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN...DIMINISHING THE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL IN THE VICINTY OF
GLENALLEN. SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN LATE IN THE EVENING ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL HAS BEEN ONGOING THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT WITH PAHG
RADAR SHOWING A BROAD BAND OF SNOWFALL MOVING UP COOK INLET OVER
ANCHORAGE AND INTO THE MATANUSKA/SUSITNA VALLEYS IN RELATIVELY LIGHT
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW HAVE BEEN OCCURRING
ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTHWEST AK IN ADVANCE OF AN 500MB SHORTWAVE TROUGH
THAT IS ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS ARE GENERALLY COMING
TO AN END ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE EASTERLY
IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT THAT IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
MODELS...A GOOD DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MID-RANGE FORECAST FOR THE
EASTERN DOMAIN OF THE AOR THIS MORNING IN THE MID RANGE AS THE MODELS
DISAGREE CONSIDERABLTY WITH REGARDS TO THE TIMING OF THE NEXT MAJOR
LOW TO MOVE INTO THE GULF IN THE SUNDAY-MONDAY TIME FRAME.
DISAGREEMENT AS TO THE EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF FORMATION OF THE
TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN ARE THE SOURCE OF MODEL
DISCREPANCIES...WITH THE NAM BRINGING THE LOW INTO THE VICINITY OF
PACV AROUND 00Z TUE WHILE THE GFS LAGS BY ABOUT 6 TO 12 HOURS AND
FAVORS A SOLUTION THAT BRINGS THE LOW INTO THE SOUTHERN KENAI AROUND
09Z TUE...HOWEVER THIS SOLUTION IS NOT VERY CLEAR AS THERE IS A
CONSIDERABLE SPREAD IN THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS
THE UKMET IS FASTER AND FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST THAN EITHER SOLUTION.
IN LIGHT OF THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODEL PROGS...EAST DESK IS
FAVORING A BLEND OF THE NAM/GFS. IN THE WEST...THE NAM IS THE MODEL
OF CHOICE WITH THE GFS USED AFTER 84 HOURS.
FORECAST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN DOMAIN TODAY AS THE LOW REMAINS STATIONARY
AND FILLS IN PLACE OVER THE CHUGACH MTNS. DEEP MOIST FLOW UP THE
INLET LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THIS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH SOLID DPVA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A VIGOROUS NEGATIVELY TILTED H5
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING IS ENOUGH TO
WARRANT ISSUANCE OF SNOW ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 101 111 AND 145. PRECIP
SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVER THESE ZONES TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AS DRIER
AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE LOW.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO DROP DURING THE DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE DOMAIN
AS COLD AIR WORKS ITS WAY IN BEHIND THE LOW. A DRIER FORECAST IS ON
TAP FOR SUNDAY AS THE H5 TROUGH FLATTENS OUT AND LIFTS NORTH AND A
SHORTWAVE RIDGE. THE EXCEPTION IS KODIAK ISLAND WHICH WILL RECEIVE
PRECIP FROM THE WARM FRONTAL BAND OF THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE
AK PEN. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE FORECAST FOR THE EARLY TO MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK BECOMES SLIGHTLY MURKIER. GOING WITH LIKELY POPS FOR THE
PWS/EASTERN KENAI ZONES AS THEY WILL LIKELY GET PRECIP NO MATTER THE
EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW. CHANCE POPS ARE IN ORDER FOR THE INLAND ZONES
FOR NOW UNTIL THE MODELS CAN COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. THE CHANCE
POPS CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THE GFS INDICATES THE
CONTINUED PRESENCE OF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE STATE.
FORECAST FOR MAINLAND SW AK...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA
AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHORTWAVE ROTATES ACROSS SW AK TODAY. THE
CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THIS UPPER LOW WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST INTO MID WEEK BEFORE RIDGING MOVES
INTO WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER STRONG LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE
BERING SEA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS CURRENTLY PROGGED
TO IMPACT THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT WITH THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY BEING AFFECTED BY FRI. ONLY GOING GOING WITH CHANCE POPS FOR
NOW AS THIS IS STILL FAR OUT ON THE HORIZON.
FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PUBLIC ZONES 187 AND 191 WITH STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE
ACCOMPANYING MARINE AREAS AS A STRONG WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE RAT ISLANDS MOVES NORTH AND INTO THE CHAIN.
THIS FRONT DISINTEGRATES OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW
FORMS SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND PROCEEDS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON
SUNDAY. AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS NORTHERLY
FLOW/COLD ADVECTION RETURNS TO THE BERING SEA AND WITH IT COME
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING THROUGH TUESDAY WHILE THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FALL
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS AHEAD OF A LARGE
UPPER LOW THAT MOVES EAST FROM SIBERIA TO KAMCHATKA AND INTO THE
WESTERN BERING BY WED NIGHT. A LARGE LOW IS CURRENTLY PROGGED TO
DEVELOP FROM A SHORTWAVE THAT COMES AROUND THE UPPER LOW. THIS LOW IS
PROGGED TO BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE BERING TOWARDS THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 187 191
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176
GALE 120 130 132 150 155 170 171 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 179 185
WOOD DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 8:38 PM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 29, 12:00 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Dec 29, 1:40 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:24 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr |
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