Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 48, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 3, 2006, 12:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 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 3, 2006, 12:30 PM AKST (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040240 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 UPDATE TO AREAS 121 132 138 140 AND 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AUGUSTINE VOLCANO IS STILL ACTIVE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM SW OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT AND MOVE NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT AFTERNOON AT 960 MB. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 530 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAT NIGHT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY TONIGHT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 530 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 530 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 530 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 530 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041253 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AUGUSTINE VOLCANO IS STILL ACTIVE. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 966MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ON SUNDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTH OF HOMER MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041417 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 CORRECTED ZONES 130 AND 140 FOR HEADLINES. 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AUGUSTINE VOLCANO IS STILL ACTIVE. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 966MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ON SUNDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTH OF HOMER MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 520 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 520 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER INLET TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050015 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR SITKINAK SUN EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Feb 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST FRI FEB 3 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE
TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
RETROGRADE WITH A PIECE MOVING TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY
AND DROP INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN LOW
WILL EVENTUALLY DROP TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY MID WEEK. THE
STRONG SHORT WAVE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN CURRENTLY TO ROLL INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT. THIS AMPLIFIES RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVING ALONG THE JET STREAM TO MOVE
UNDERNEATH THE EASTERN BERING LOW SATURDAY AND BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE
OVER THE GULF. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVES UP SUNDAY AND MONDAY
CONTINUALLY MOVING THE RIDGE AXIS EASTWARD ALLOWING MORE ENERGY
INLAND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. BY MID WEEK...A DEEP TROUGH
DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BUILDING THE RIDGE ONCE AGAIN OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN SUPPORTED WELL WITH A
STRONG JET AND BAROCLINIC ZONE TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM. THIS IS
MAKING FOR SOME STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS IN A FEW
SPOTS. AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE CHAIN BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL
LESSEN BUT REMAIN OVER THE PRIBILOFS TILL TOMORROW WHEN THE FRONT
PASSES THERE. STRONG WINDS TO REMAIN AROUND THE LOW ESPECIALLY IN THE
COLD AIR OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW PUSHES A STRONG FRONT
INTO THE GULF SATURDAY AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SATURDAY
EVENING. STRONG WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT TO THE COAST. HAVE
ISSUED AND WILL ISSUE ADDITIONAL HIGH WIND WATCHES WITH THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE JET IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TO
THE SOUTH OF THIS FIRST LOW TO ROLL INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA SUNDAY. ANOTHER SHORT
WAVE RIGHT BEHIND THIS ONE TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO THE
NORTHERN COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WAVE AFTER WAVE SCENARIO WILL KEEP
VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THE COASTAL LOCATIONS.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TO RAISE QUITE A BIT. PRECIPITATION WILL
BE LIMITED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TO AREAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY UPSLOPE
AND DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS. IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MAY SEE SIMILAR
SCENARIO OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ARM WITH FLURRIES OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY. ALSO MAY SEE A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN IN
BETWEEN.
THE LAST WAVE IN ADDITION TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN BERING TO HELP LIFT THE WHOLE UPPER LEVEL COMPLEX OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA NORTH MONDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD
OVER AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AS THIS SWEEPS NORTH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE RESULTANT UPPER LEVEL LOW COMPLEX OVER THE
BERING SEA WILL PERMIT MANY SURFACE LOWS WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER. A
LOW WILL WORK IN THE FRONT OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE GULF OF
ALASKA MID WEEK WITH ANOTHER LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN
CHAIN BY WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 185 195
HIGH WIND WATCH SATURDAY 171
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 129 130 138 140 150 165 179
STORM 130 132 150 155 160 180
GALE 120 129 138 165 170 171 172 175 179 185
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 | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 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 | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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