Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 99, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2007, 2:00 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 15, 2007, 2:00 PM AKST (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2007, 2:15 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 160403 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 UPDATED ZONE 150 160 165 172 175 180 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. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TUE WITH ANOTHER CROSSING THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TUE NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS SECOND FRONT 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 161229 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 979 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO PUSHES NORTH AND EASTWARD TODAY. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. N WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 976 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170421 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 160 165 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 976 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 15, 12:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 12:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007
.DISCUSSION...
12Z GFS MODELS HAS INITIALIZED THE MOISTURE FIELD WITH THE NAM AND
GFS BOTH ANALYZING THE LOW POSITIONING RATHER WELL THIS MORNING.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS SYNOPTICALLY...NCEP AND EUROPEAN MODELS ARE VERY
SIMILAR. THE ONLY DIFFERENCES THROUGH FRIDAY ARE THE TIMING ON SHORT
WAVES MOVING AROUND THE TROUGH IN THE BERING SEA.
UPPER LEVELS...LOW MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND EXIT
INTO CANADA TOMORROW WITH A RIDGE RIDING OVER THE GULF. IN THE
MEANTIME...THE LARGE LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN
TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING. THIS LOW WITH A TROUGH AXIS
FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 40N WILL REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BIG
PROBLEM WILL THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF EACH SHORT WAVE TROUGH
ROUNDING THIS LOW.
SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CENTERED SOUTH OF ADAK. A STRONG FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW.
THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT AND HEAD INTO THE
BERING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE BERING AS THE
MAIN PUSH OF THE FRONT WILL BE TOWARD THE MAINLAND. THE TIGHTENING OF
THE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THE WIND SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE BERING TO
THE WESTERN CAPES. A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS FRONT AS WELL. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SAINT
PAUL AND A WATCH FOR THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY. THE FRONT
REMAINS RATHER STATIONARY OVER THE BERING BUT PROGRESSES WELL INLAND.
THE FIRST FRONT IS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WEDNESDAY WITH THE
FRONT OVER THE BERING MOVING LITTLE TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH A BIT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS TO FILL. THE LOW
WILL MOVE LITTLE INTO SATURDAY BUT CONTINUE TO FILL. PRECIPITATION
WILL CONTINUE TO ROUND THE LOW. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE A BIG
QUESTION WITH THE FIRST FRONT OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. BELIEVE WE
WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVER THIS AREA FROM KING SALMON SOUTH WITH THE
PUSH FROM THE SECOND FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...IT WILL REMAIN
SNOW NORTH OF KING SALMON.
SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF SOUTH
OF CORDOVA TO PUSH INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. SNOW FROM THE
SOUND EAST WILL END AS THE LOW IS PUSHED EAST. A FEW FLURRIES ARE
BEING SQUEEZED OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS MOVING DIRECTLY OVER ANCHORAGE. THIS FEATURE WILL FOLLOW
THE SURFACE LOW TONIGHT. HIGHER PRESSURE QUICKLY REPLACES THIS
LOW...BUT IT IS SHORT LIVED AS A STRONG FRONT FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW
PUSHES TO KODIAK TOMORROW MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND LOTS OF
PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. GOOD JET SUPPORT WITH THIS
FEATURE AS WELL AS IT MOVES ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY
NIGHT AND NORTH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
HIT THE UPSLOPE SIDES WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW. THE ANCHORAGE AREA
PARTICULARLY TURNAGAIN ARM MAY EXPERIENCE SOME SOUTH WINDS WITH THE
FRONT. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THERE SHOULD BE A SHOT OF PRECIPITATION
TO HIT THE ANCHORAGE AREA. THE SAME SHOULD GO FOR THE VALDEZ AREA DUE
TO THE FLOW. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SIMILAR
RESULTS. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL BE LESS. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER
MOVES TO SOUTH OF SEWARD THURSDAY...WITH SNOW SPREADING OVER THE
AREA. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE GALE FORCE WITH THIS SYSTEM
INITIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS LOW LIFTS THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF. THIS NEXT LOW
TO MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND WEAKEN WITH LITTLE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION WILL BE WIDESPREAD ALONG THE COASTAL
LOCATIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195
BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 125 161
MARINE...STORM 179. GALES 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 165 170 171 172
175 176 185. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130 140 160 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 4:49 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 22 hr |
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