Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 130, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 25, 2007, 4:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 25, 2007, 4:30 PM AKST (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260626 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 UPDATED ZONE 125 AND 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA FRI. A 972 MB LOW FRI NIGHT 430 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON SAT NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 930 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MOVES EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECONDARY WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 25, 8:25 AM AKST, 8 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 8:25 AM AKST, 8 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
125 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007
.DISCUSSION...
MAJOR STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING MUCH OF ALASKA TODAY. THE LOW IS
CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND IS TRACKING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH.
OCCLUDED FRONT IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
KODIAK ISLAND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE FOUND ALONG IN JUST AHEAD OF
THE FRONT FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO THE PRIBILOFS
ISLANDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING IN
BRISTOL BAY AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WARNINGS WILL BE CANCELLED.
THE OTHER TWO WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND THEN SUBSIDE
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND WEAKENS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS
LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS...THIS IS LEADING TO
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST. KODIAK CITY RECEIVED
NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI AND THE
WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WILL SPREAD TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
REGION TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY AND ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THROUGH FRIDAY. A
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AS GRADIENT REALLY TIGHTENS UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
DOWNSLOPING WILL KEEP PRECIP LIGHT ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
AS NOTED BY THE DURATION OF SNOW AT KODIAK BEFORE CHANGING TO
RAIN...THERE IS SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT...BUT THE FRONT CONTINUES TO
OCCLUDE WITH COLDER AIR WRAPPING BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. SO PRECIP
TYPE ALONG THE COAST WILL REMAIN MAINLY SNOW. CONDITIONS ACROSS
ALASKA WILL HAVE LITTLE TIME TO IMPROVE AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES UP TO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH OTHERS TO FOLLOW. AIR ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA WILL GET WARMER AND WARMER AS EACH SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 125 131 155 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 130 132 150 155 160
170 171 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 140 179 185.
SEB JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:41 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:54 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 26, 10:55 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.