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Storm Warning 46, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031258 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW LOCATED 190 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 380 NM WEST OF KING SALMON SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON A 971 MB LOW WILL FORM 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO SE 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 45 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 040028 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 100 NM E OF ATKA WILL MOVE WITHIN 50 NM E OF SAINT PAUL AT 959 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON 150 NM E OF SAINT PAUL. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SE OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT AND MOVE NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT AFTERNOON AT 960 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS INCREASING TO 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KTS. WIND DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KTS. WIND DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041258 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING. IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB MONDAY MORNING. A 976 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY ON SUNDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING W 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 Feb 2, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU FEB 2 2006
.DISCUSSION...
POLAR LOW IN THE BERING STRAIT CURRENTLY TO RETROGRADE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY SATURDAY. THIS WILL PUSH A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. THIS PATTERN TO REMAIN INTO
NEXT WEEK. THE ONLY VARIATION IN THIS PATTERN IS A COUPLE STRONGER
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY
AND MONDAY. THIS WOULD BREAK THE RIDGE DOWN OVER THE GULF. AS A
RESULT...THE FLOW WILL BE OPEN TO ANY SYSTEM ROTATING AROUND THE
MAJOR LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA. THE RESULTANT STORM TRACK WILL INCREASE TEMPERATURES
TO NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND LASTING THROUGH NEXT
WEEK.
THE STORM TRACK CHANGE WILL BRING INCREASED PRECIPITATION TO
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. STORMS THAT HAD BEEN WORKING
NORTH TO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND RIDING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
TURN NORTH TOWARD BRISTOL BAY THEN MORE TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL LATE IN
THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING INCREASED PRECIPITATION TO THE GULF
COAST LOCATIONS RATHER THAN THE CURRENT SNOWFALL. IN
ADDITION...STRONGER SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT IN THE
GULF AND THE EASTERN BERING RATHER THAN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY.
SURFACE PATTERN...A LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WITH A BIT OF UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT BRINGING A FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING TODAY.
BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. THIS FRONT TO SLOWLY WORK
ONSHORE TONIGHT. WINDS AND VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
SEVERE AS EARLIER OVER THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH WIND AND
PRECIPITATION TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT. FRONT TO WEAKEN AS THE LOW DOES FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW
CURRENTLY SOUTH OF SHEMYA TO WORK TOWARD DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. EXPECT PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION TO REACH THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS. AS THE LOW WRAPS UP AND MOVES
INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT...EXPECT STORM FORCE WINDS TO REACH
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A
FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY AS WELL. WITH IT...WILL BE STRONG
GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE KENAI PENINSULA ON THE WINDWARD SIDES WITH SCATTERED
PRECIPITATION ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE LOW WEAKENS
AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY FROM JET SUPPORT TOWARD ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG WITH THE FRONT AS IT PUSHES TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST. WITH SOME BARRIER JET PROPERTIES BEING
ESTABLISHED...STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
A STRONGER LOW WILL FOLLOW THIS LOW BUT WITH A MUCH MORE EASTERLY
TRACK. THIS LOW TO TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN UP TOWARD KODIAK
ISLAND SUNDAY. THIS IS THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH THAT WILL BREAK THE
RIDGE IN THE GULF AND ALLOW THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW TO MOVE OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY. BEHIND THIS LOW...THERE WILL BE A STRONG
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
AHEAD OF THE LOW...GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
GULF OF ALASKA. PRECIPITATION TO BE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY UPSLOPE AND
DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY. BUT...AS THE FLOW
WEAKENS AND THE JET CORE MOVES OFF THE PANHANDLE PRECIPITATION WILL
SPREAD INLAND MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155 TIL 4 PM TODAY
MARINE...STORM 155 170
GALE 130 150 160 165 171 172 175 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 138 140 141 150 165 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...
JN FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 64 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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