Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 3, 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
- Jan 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 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 041232 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 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 STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050039 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 580 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 100 NM EAST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING. A LOW DEVELOPING EAST OF JAPAN WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051258 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ADDED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA W WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 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 Jan 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE EAST DOMAIN TODAY IS THE FORECAST SOLUTION DIVERGENCE WITH REGARD TO THE INCOMING STORM INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. AT THIS POINT THE FORECAST MODELS DIFFER ON RESOLVING THE TRACK OF THIS LOW BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE ETA PREFERS TO BRING THE LOW BACK TO THE WEST FASTER THAN BOTH THE GFS AND UKMET. THIS SOLUTIONS SEEMS MORE REALISTIC TO WHAT TYPICALLY OCCURS WITH THESE GULF LOWS. EXPECTING THE UPPER CENTER TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE GULF THE LIKELY TRACK WOULD BE TO THE WEST AND REMAIN FURTHER SOUTH IN THE GULF THAN BOTH THE UKMET AND GFS SOLUTIONS. THIS RESULTS IN A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE FORECAST WIND IN THE GULF OFFSHORE REGION AND THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY TO MARINE AREA 120. WE EXPECT THE TYPICAL NORTHEAST WIND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OF THIS STORM MOVES TO JUST OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD ALSO RESULT IS STRONGER GAP WINDS ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. ESPECIALLY OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS THE COLD DENSE AIR WILL FORCE THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN GAPS. THE MOISTURE FROM THIS STORM WILL REMAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND WE DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IF ANY PUSH INLAND WEDNESDAY. CLEARING CONDITIONS TONIGHT SHOULD RESULT IN STRONG RADIATION COOLING, PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN COOK INLET TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. BY THURSDAY THE MOISTURE MAY PUSH INLAND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA. THOUGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE AT THAT TIME IS LOWER DUE TO MODEL INCONSISTENCY. FRIDAY SHOULD SEE THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR WHICH IN TURN SHOULD BRING MORE CLOUDS AND POTENTIALLY PRECIPITATION INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. IN THE WEST THE ISSUE IS THE INCOMING STORM AND FRONT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. STRONG WIND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT SHOULD HIT WARNING LEVELS BRIEFLY IN THE MORNING HOURS THEN RAPIDLY DROP OFF BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW ALONG THE FRONT NEAR ADAK LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL REDUCE THE WIND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA COUPLED WITH THE RIDGE NOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA ARE RESULTING IN NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. TYPICAL COLD ADVECTION TYPE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS PREVALENT ACROSS THESE AREAS TODAY. TONIGHT THE RIDGE MOVES EAST REDUCING THE COLD ADVECTION NORTHERLY FLOW AND WE SHOULD SEE A DECREASE IN THE SHOWER ACTIVITY AS WELL AS DIMINISHING NORTHERLY WIND. ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST A WEAK UPPER AND SURFACE LOW IS SPINNING UP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS IS PRODUCING MAINLY SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THIS LOW IS NOT IDENTIFIED WELL BY ANY OF THE MODELS. THE MOISTURE WITH THIS FEATURE FELL BETWEEN THE UPPER AIR DATA POINTS THIS MORNING LEAVING THIS A BIG QUESTION MARK. SURFACED BASED OBSERVATIONS THUS FAR TODAY INDICATE LITTLE IF ANY LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. AT A MINIMUM WE EXPECT THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER TO MODERATE THE OVERNIGHT LOWS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 191. MARINE...STORM 176 410. GALE 130 132 172 175 350 410. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185 410. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SAM JAN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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