Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 5, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 5, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060004 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 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. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 400 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON 375 NM W OF SHEMYA THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 996 MB SAT AFTERNOON 125 NM S OF SHEMYA. A 969 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 200 NM S OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 200 NM S OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 75 NM E OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061300 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 5, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .DISCUSSION... 12Z GFS AND 18Z ETA IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. ONLY DIFFERENCES ARE WEAK CIRCULATIONS ESTABLISHED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MAINLY DUE TO TERRAIN RESOLUTION DIFFERENCES. UPPER LEVELS...RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES EXTENDING INTO EASTERN ALASKA WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND NEAR GAMBELL ISLAND. JET STREAM ORIENTED ALONG 40N FROM NEPAL TO 160W CURRENTLY. JET TO REMAIN ALONG 40N BUT SHIFT EAST OVER TIME LEAVING A ZONAL PATTERN OVER THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...THE MAIN STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND THE MAINLAND AND THEN DISSIPATE AS THEY ROLL IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BRING STRONG SURFACE WINDS. SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WEAKENING AND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN DISSIPATING BY SATURDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. IN ADDITION...COLD AIR IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THEREFORE...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS TO BE MAINTAINED THROUGH TOMORROW. WOULD ALSO EXPECT MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS AS LONG AS THE LOW AND TROUGH ARE PRESENT. PRECIPITATION TO BE ON THE INCREASE AS WELL LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE LOW WORKS NORTH IN THE GULF. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS WITH THE LOW. SOME PRECIPITATION TO WORK INTO THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY AS WELL. MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES SQUEAK OVER THE WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE LOW DISSIPATES AS A RESULT OF IT WRAPPING NORTHWEST TO THE COAST AND FILLING. IT IS ALSO BEING PUSHED BY ANOTHER LOW CURRENTLY NEAR ADAK WHICH ROUNDS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GULF SATURDAY AND HEADS TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THIS WILL MAINTAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LOW CURRENTLY WEST OF SHEMYA TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SATURDAY. THE LOW WRAPS UP IN THE GULF AND WEAKENS SUNDAY AS IT RUNS TO THE ROCKIES RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. SURFACE WEST...WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA. THEREFORE...WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ALONG THIS FRONT. BUT...PRECIPITATION WILL NOT WANE OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR ADAK WHICH WILL TRAVEL LOW INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRIDAY. THE ANCHOR LOW FOR THIS FRONT IS NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS IT GETS DRAGGED ALONG BY A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS DEVELOPING LOW IS ALONG THE JET STREAM AND WILL DEEPEN TO NEAR 965 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF ADAK. EXPECT GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WITH THIS LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH ALONG THE CHAIN INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOSING JET SUPPORT SUNDAY OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN DRY DURING THIS TIME FRAME OUTSIDE OF A FEW MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 138 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN JAN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 5, 7:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.