Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 20, 2008, 4:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 20, 2008, 4:45 PM AKST (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210647 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 180 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO 150 EAST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 211229 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY THEN WEAK AND MOVE INLAND NEAR EMMONAK TUE AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE MORNING THEN TO 1013 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220105 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 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. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 980 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE WILL MOVE NEAR SHEMYA AT 970 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WINDS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 20, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. MODELS OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN STAY IN FAIR AGREEMENT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE LOW
MOVING TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. CURRENTLY PREFER THE GFS MODEL
SINCE IT HAS A MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IT APPEARS THE PROGRESSION OF THE SYSTEMS HAVE SLOWED A BIT FROM WHAT
WAS PROGGED YESTERDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS STILL
DRIFTING EAST WITH THE 300 MB JET OVER WESTERN ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE, THE OLD LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SATURDAY HAS
MOVED NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF...
BOTH THE 300 MB WIND MAX AND THE 500 MB VORTICITY MAX WILL MOVE
THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND AND ENTER THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING THEN
MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE BOTH
WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT.
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL MIRROR THE UPPER FEATURES BY MOVING INTO THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING THEN WILL
WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT.
WE STILL LOOKING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY BASED
ON THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE FLOWING UP THE FRONT AND THE DURATION STAYS
OVER THE AREA. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY SHOULD
REMAIN DRY THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPING BUT WILL
PICK UP A LITTLE RAIN AND SNOW EARLY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO PRICE WILLIAM SOUND THIS
EVENING WITH SOME SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATION THEN WILL BECOME
SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING.
ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
WESTERN GULF EARLY TUESDAY AND RAPIDLY MOVE EAST TO THE CANADIAN
BORDER BY EARLY EVENING. A SHORTER PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION AND
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA, ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
THE OLD WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN DOMAIN THIS
EVENING ENDING THE RAIN AND SNOW OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF KUSKOKWIM
BAY WILL MOVE UP THE COAST THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE
ROMANZOF AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE
DELTA COAST THIS EVENING.
THE NEXT MAJOR STORM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN TURN
NORTH AND MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
NORTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE
STORM CENTER INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY MORNING THEN PUSH INTO
THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GALE TO
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST WITHIN 400 MILES OF THE CENTER THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING THEN WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST
INTO WESTERN CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA WITH THE TROUGH. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101 TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING ZONE 145.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 130 132 138 150 160 165 170 171
172 179 180 185.
STORM WARNING 155.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM JAN 08In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 20, 11:36 AM AKST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
436 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.69W
01/20/2008 M83 MPH AK MESONET
THE GLEN ALPS HANDAR REPORTED A MAXIMUM WIND GUST OF 83
MPH AT 100 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008.
&&
AMDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 12:22 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 12:35 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 21 hr |
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