Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 61, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 10, 2006, 1:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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 10, 2006, 1:00 PM AKST (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110303 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 AMENDS ZONES 150 AND 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 979 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 65 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 110400 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 CORRECTS AREA 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 979 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 700 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 65 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111258 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS TO 977 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING THEN MOVES TO 400 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 972 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 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 10, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FROM LOWER 48 WEST COAST TO BARROW WITH A TROUGH
FROM KAMCHATKA TO BRISTOL BAY. AT THE SURFACE A DEEP LOW IS OVER THE
PRIBILOFS AND A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST. A
MIX OF RAIN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL.
AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES IT IS BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHICH SHOULD END DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 24 HOURS AND THEN THE ETA
SOLUTION DIVERGES. GFS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE.
IN THE EAST...
STRONG TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE SURFACE
GRADIENT RELAXES. PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WILL TAPER OFF
OVERNIGHT...BUT CONTINUE WITH ONSHORE FLOW EAST OF THE KENAI INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. RAIN WILL BE TYPICAL
ALONG THE COAST WITH SNOW INLAND. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
REACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATER ON SUN...BUT NOT BEFORE THE NEXT
FRONT BRINGS STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
ORIENTATION OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST AND
HEAVY PRECIP AS WELL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
IN THE WEST...THE BROAD LOW OVER THE BERING WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BE UNDER A RIDGE BEGINNING
TONIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO A POSITION JUST EAST OF
KAMCHATKA SATURDAY. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG
WIND AND SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OVER THE WESTERN ISLANDS SAT THROUGH
SUN.
IN THE EXTENDED...A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE EAST BEGINNING MONDAY WHICH
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IN THE WEST...
A LOW WILL RACE NORTH ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING WITH STRONG
WINDS MON AND TUE OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SUBSEQUENT
LOWS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER...BUT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS IN THE REGION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS...120
GALES...150 155 160 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
*** FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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