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Storm Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 14, 2008, 11:05 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 14, 2008, 11:05 AM AKST (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2008, 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 150104 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 405 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR ADAK WEDNESDAY EVENING. A 968 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB AND MOVE INLAND NEAR THE YUKON DELTA WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 405 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008
CORRECTED WARNING SUMMARY
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS WILL TEND TO STRUGGLE WITH TIMING AND
INTENSITY OF LOW CENTER AS STRONG SWLY JET SETS UP OVER THE MAINLAND
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WILL NUDGE CURRENT GRIDS TOWARD NEW GFS
SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS UPPER LEVELS...
A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA/MAINLAND ALASKA BUILDS
AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA TUE NIGHT. THE LOW CENTER NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES NORTH AND MERGES WITH THE TROUGH OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA TUE NIGHT. GENERAL POSITION OF TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA/EASTERN RUSSIA UNDERGOES SOME CHANGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...BUT GENERAL TREND IS TO KEEP STRONG SWLY JET OVER THE NPAC TO
AND THE MAINLAND/GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
.FORECAST...
.EAST...WARMER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY. SHORT TERM WILL BE MAIN FOCUS
THIS PACKAGE. WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS SW ALASKA/WESTERN GULF THIS
MORNING WILL SPREAD LIGHT OVERRUNNING SNOW INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER FRONT...
ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING STORM NEAR THE ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IS LIKELY TONIGHT. THIS LOW CENTER MOVES TO TO THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE MORNING THEN INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF
TUE AFTERNOON. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NORTH GULF AND
COASTAL LOCALS TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONT
TONIGHT. ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SNOW
AS FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER ZONES 135 AND CHANNELED AREAS OF ZONE 125 LATER
TONIGHT. EXPECT THAT AS FRONT MOVES INLAND TUE THAT BLIZZARD
THREAT SHOULD END. FAIR LOW AND MID LEVEL SW FLOW SETS UP OVER THE
GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. EXPECT MAY SEE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW POTENTIAL FOR ZONES 145 AND 131. LOWER ELEVATIONS
OVER THE GULF SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH ON TUE/TUE NIGHT...THAT
PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO BE MIXED OR RAIN.
.WEST...WEATHER FRONT OVER SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON MOVES NORTH AND
EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. UPPER 960S MB LOW NEAR ADAK THIS AFTERNOON
BOTTOMS OUT IN THE LOWER 960S TONIGHT THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO
NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. SECONDARY LOW CENTER FORMS SOUTH OF
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AND MOVES NEAR NORTON SOUND TUE NIGHT.
EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE DELTA TONIGHT WITH APPROACH OF
THIS LOW. TEMPERATURES WARMING OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT SHOULD
SUPPRESS BLOWING SNOW...EXCEPT FOR WESTERN CAPES. EXPECT GALES TO
STORMS WITH THE LOW CENTERS MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA OVER THE
NEXT 36 HOURS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 155 125 135.
MARINE...STORM 120 165 170.
GALE 125 130 132 140 150 155 160 171 172 175 179 180 185.
FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 13, 6:57 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 14, 12:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 14, 10:29 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 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.