Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 116, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2007, 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 22, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2007, 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 230057 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 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. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY MORNING AND WEAKENS. A 993 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TONIGHT MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 991 MB TUESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST SOUTH. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 60 KT...STRONGEST PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... STRONGEST PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 22, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST MON JAN 22 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE CURRENT PATTERN CONSISTS OF AN UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND A FULL LATITUDE RIDGE AROUND 120W LONGITUDE. THE EAST ASIA JET IS PUSHING ACROSS THE ENTIRE PACIFIC AT AROUND 30-40N LATITUDE BEFORE MAKING A NORTHEASTWARD BEND AND BREAKING JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF CANADA. THIS IS A FAIRLY TYPICAL MODE DURING EL NINO...THOUGH THE JET WOULD NORMALLY BE FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND BREAK SOMEWHERE NEAR CALIFORNIA. THIS IS ALSO A VERY STABLE PATTERN AND HAS SETTLED IN NICELY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IS LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THE DOMINANT PATTERNS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHILE THE JET ENERGY IS POUNDING THE WEST COAST OF CANADA AND WASHINGTON STATE...THE LOW CENTERS ARE PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STEERED BY THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA. COLD AIR IS BEING PULLED SOUTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH. ENOUGH CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA TO BRING SHOWERS TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING UP IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL BECOME A MAJOR STORM (LESS THAN 960 MB SURFACE LOW) BY WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE COLD AIR DIVING SOUTH FROM THE BERING SEA. MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH TIMING FOR THIS STORM...BUT AGREE ON INTENSITY. A SWATH OF STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE THE SYSTEM SETTLES INTO THE BERING SEA AS THE NEW STEERING LOW. MORE SNOW (AND RAIN AT SOME COASTAL AREAS) EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY SOUTHERLY DURING THE WEEKEND USHERING IN MILDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE MAINLAND AS THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION RETROGRADES AND THE WEST COAST RIDGE STRENGTHENS. LOOKING INTO NEXT WEEK THE GENERAL PATTERN OF TROUGH TO THE WEST AND RIDGE TO THE EAST WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 28 hr |
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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.