Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 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 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 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 091224 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL BY FRI MORNING WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TO 966 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO EASTERN SIBERIA AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY ON FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 225 NM EAST OF COLD BAY BY SAT MORNING WHILE PUSHING A STRONG FRONT ACROSS THE AKPEN...BRISTOL BAY...AND THE WESTERN GULF. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 100022 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 976 MB FRI EVENING 50 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AND THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SAT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS. 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 38 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100158 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 UPDATED ZONE 170. 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 976 MB FRI EVENING 50 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AND THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SAT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS. 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 500 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101319 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 95 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 981 MB SAT MORNING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 INCREASING TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. $$
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 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE
INTERIOR. BROAD ANCHOR LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH A COUPLE
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND. MODERATE WAVE MOVING NORTH ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING TO RIDE NORTH TO THE CHUKOTSK
PENINSULA BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE MEANTIME...A CLOSED LOW TO MOVE
OUT OF THE WESTERN NORTHERN PACIFIC TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW TO WORK INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA
THURSDAY NIGHT. A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROUGH TRAVELS NORTH THROUGH
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT ON THE
FRONT SIDE OF THIS LOW. ANOTHER WAVE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW TO WORK
NORTH THROUGH THE GULF FRIDAY. YET ANOTHER WAVE ROTATES AROUND THIS
LOW SATURDAY AND HEADS TO THE YUKON SUNDAY. THIS WILL ESTABLISH A
PATTERN WITH AN ANCHOR LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WITH A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER
THE ALEUTIANS TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
SURFACE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
TO LEAVE THE AREA THIS EVENING. CURRENTLY PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS
FROM VALDEZ EAST ALONG THE COAST AND ADJOINING WATERS. LOW PUSHING
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON TO BRING A WEAK FRONT TO
THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. A STRONG LOW TO MOVE NORTH TO KODIAK BY
THURSDAY MORNING PUSHING A FRONT THROUGH THE GULF AND TO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST BY THE AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT TO BRING STORM FORCE WINDS
AND POSSIBLE WARNING LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND TURNAGAIN ARM AS
IT PUSHES INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT...ALBEIT SOMEWHAT WEAKER...TO PUSH
THROUGH THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND INLAND FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW TO
TRAVEL NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY. THE FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF SATURDAY AND ONSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE GALE FORCE. BY THIS TIME...A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
SET UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. PRECIPITATION WITH EACH OF THESE FRONTS WILL REFLECT TYPICAL
UPSLOPE AND DOWNSLOPE AREAS. AT THE PASSAGE OF EACH
FRONT...PRECIPITATION WILL PUSH INLAND AND QUICKLY MOVE OUT BEFORE
THE NEXT FRONT.
SURFACE WEST...LOW CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON TO MOVE
TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS
ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM AS IT RIDES NORTH. MAIN LOW IN THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN RIDING ALONG FRONT LEFT REGION OF 180 KT JET IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN CURRENTLY
TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AS IT WORKS TOWARD UNALASKA THURSDAY.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND GOOD AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO
ACCOMPANY THIS STACKED LOW. IT WILL TURN INTO THE BERING SEA THURSDAY
NIGHT AND BEGIN TO FILL AS IT LOSES JET SUPPORT. STILL GOOD WINDS
AROUND THE SYSTEM INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GOOD GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN
BERING TO SUSTAIN STRONG NORTH WINDS FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN
AND BERING SEA. THE LOW CONTINUES TO FILL INTO SATURDAY AS A LOW IN
THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW TO CROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AND LIFT TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY AND TOWARD THE CHUKOTSK LOW
SUNDAY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA TO REMAIN OVER
WESTERN ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135
MARINE...STORM 120 125 130 132 140 170 172
GALE 121 129 138 141 150 155 160 165 171 174 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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