Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 67, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2007, 11:00 PM 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, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 061304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 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. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 172 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SUN MORNING AND MERGE WITH THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. A 1001 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 061310 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 172 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SUN MORNING AND MERGE WITH THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. A 1001 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061317 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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 1003 MB LOW 172 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SUN MORNING AND MERGE WITH THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. A 1001 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT INT HE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ATKA. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 5, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007
.DISCUSSION...
...SUMMARY...
OVERALL...FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER IS PRESENT ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING WITH NO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
CROSSING THE ALASKA RANGE THIS MORNING AND HEADED TOWARD THE COOK
INLET REGION. STRONG ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT
UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW...WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA. SEVERAL WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURES ARE PRESENT OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA. A MEAN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT ACROSS
THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...WITH A WEAK FRONT EXTENDING FROM ADAK
NORTH MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE TOP OF THE RIDGE.
BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE
STATE TOWARDS WARM AND WET. THESE CHANGES WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AS A
STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...BRINGING MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED WARMER AIR
WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST INTO MAINLAND ALASKA IN THE MIDDLE TO
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AS A MEAN TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN
BERING...A MEAN RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA....AND WARM...MOIST SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST FLOW FOR THE BRUNT OF THE STATE IN BETWEEN.
...MODELS...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT...ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE STRONG FRONT
TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING TONIGHT.
...SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FORECAST...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALASKA RANGE IS CONTINUING TO HELP
SQUEEZE OUT THE LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...WITH
LIGHT SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. IN
ADDITION...THERE HAVE BEEN SOME LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW OVER COOK
INLET RELATED TO CONVERGENCE OF WINDS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME SNOW
SHOWERS FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND TO CORDOVA THIS MORNING IN RELATION TO
WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. THE ABOVE MENTIONED CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST TODAY. HOWEVER...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES
EAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...EXPECT CLEARING FOR THOSE
AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN SEEING LIGHT SNOW AND LOW CLOUDS. OFFSHORE
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ESPECIALLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN
THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST OVER THE
MAINLAND...AND IN FACT BECOME EVEN COLDER FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS
A RESULT OF LESS CLOUD COVER. THE CHANGE TO A WARMER...WETTER
PATTERN FOR SOUTHCENTRAL MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH
THE MODELS HAVE BEEN SLOWING DOWN THE TRANSITION TO
MOIST...SOUTHERLY FLOW. REGARDLESS...AT SOME POINT NEXT WEEK
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...EXPECT TO SEE WARMER WEATHER AND MORE
SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL.
...SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FORECAST...
EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES REMAIN THE BIG WEATHER STORY FOR THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH SOME AREAS GETTING AS COLD AS 50 BELOW.
SKIES ARE AND WILL REMAIN GENERALLY CLEAR THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST AND
SOME ICE FOG INLAND. A STRONG FRONT MARCHING THROUGH THE BERING WILL
AFFECT THE SHORE BEGINNING LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY
MORNING...AND BRING SNOW AND DRAMATICALLY WARMER TEMPERATURES TO ALL
OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY WEDNESDAY. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR
STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS THE FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. MILD...SNOWY WEATHER LIKELY TO
PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEKEND. IT MAY BE WARM ENOUGH AT TIMES FOR RAIN
TO MIX IN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
...BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN FORECAST...
A WEAK FRONT IS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE TOP OF THE RIDGE TODAY.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING. THE BIG WEATHER STORY FOR THE WEST IS A
STRONG WARM FRONT TO BRING HIGH WINDS AND SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THE ACTION WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH THE SNOW QUICKLY CHANGING TO RAIN
FOR MONDAY MORNING. A SIMILAR SCENARIO WILL PLAY OUT AS THE FRONT
MOVES EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOFS
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PARENT LOW WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA...THUS...GENERALLY MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WITH OCCASIONAL SHOTS OF SNOW AND RAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 191.
HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
MARINE...STORM WARNINGS 130 172 175 176 410.
GALE WARNINGS 132 140 141 150 170 185 350.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS 120 121 125 129 130 132 138
140 141 150 165 185 350 410.
FOISY JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 5, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:25 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 6, 1:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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