Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 120, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
787 FZAK52 PAFC 071202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 939 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF ST PAUL MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 951 MB BY THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS INCREASING TO 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 19 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. STRONGER GUSTS INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT BERING SIDE...25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS INCREASING TO 65 KT OUT OF CAPTAINS BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 60 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 36 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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637 FZAK52 PAFC 072349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 939 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF ST PAUL MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 951 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW CONTINUES TO FILL AND MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF BETHEL BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 19 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 FT IN AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
639 FZAK52 PAFC 080033 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 50 NM E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR BETHEL FRI AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 994 MB SAT AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM N OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 19 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 FT IN AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
640 FZAK52 PAFC 081201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 985 MB 335 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1000 MB 265 NM NORTH OF ADAK LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 20 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 18 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Apr 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE VERIFYING BETTER WITH THE BOUNDARY LAYER
WINDS OUT WEST. IN GENERAL...AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL BE BASED ON THE
GFS OUT WEST AND THE NAM IN THE EAST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN CHALLENGE IS WITH THE MASSIVE LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND THE RESULTANT SENSIBLE WEATHER.
THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING SEA HAS DEEPENED INTO THE 930S
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR HOOPER BAY THU EVENING. A WIDE RANGE
OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RAPID GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM. AN UPPER LEVEL JET IN EXCESS OF 170 KT IS
CURVING FROM THE TROPICS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE SURFACE
LOW LIES BENEATH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET WHICH IS THE SWEET
SPOT FOR DYNAMIC LIFT.
THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE SW
COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT THEN MOVES INTO COOK INLET/MATSU THU
AFTERNOON AND INTO WESTERN CANADA AND THE PANHANDLE THU NIGHT.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE VERIFYING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS.
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW WILL REACH
SOUTHCENTRAL LATE TONIGHT. A COPIOUS MOISTURE SUPPLY AND A STRONG
MID-LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT HIGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE SUSITNA
VALLEY..ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA...AND MUCH OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THU. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW IN
THE INTERIOR REGIONS WHILE A MIX IS EXPECTED IN REGIONS ALONG THE
COAST. HOWEVER...THIS STRONG JET SHOULD CAUSE DOWNSLOPING AND LIMIT
PRECIPITATION IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
IN ADDITION TO PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...TURNAGAIN ARM...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
ZONES 101 AND 125 BEGINNING THU MORNING AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRONTAL
PASSAGE THU AFTERNOON.
.SOUTHWEST... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE
INLAND THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END ALONG THE BRISTOL
BAY COAST AS TEMPS RISE ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT
SHOULD DEVELOP INLAND AND COLDER AIR HOLDS ON. WARNING LEVEL
SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG
PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL POSSIBLY PUSH ICE ONSHORE ALONG
THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA SHORES WHILE STRONG WINDS MAY
CAUSE BEACH EROSION. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
IMPROVE...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND THROUGH FRI AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDED THIS MORNING OVER
SAINT PAUL ISLAND AS TEMPS WARMED WELL ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER THEY
APPEAR TO BE IN FOR A BOUT OF SIGNIFICANT WINDS OVERNIGHT. A STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET MOVING AROUND THE SOUTH FLANK OF THE BERING SEA LOW
WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS REACHING TO NEAR 90 MPH
BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THU MORNING. WARNING
LEVEL WINDS SHOULD BE DROPPING OFF ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE NEXT WEEK. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL DOMINATE
THE REGION AS A SERIES OF LOWS PROGRESS ACROSS THE BERING AND INTO
THE GULF. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE
WITH CONTINUING THREAT OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101 125 181 185 187 195
BLIZZARD WARNING...131 155 161
MARINE...HURRICANE...179 185
STORM...120 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 180
GALE...120 125 129 130 132 138 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC APR 11In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 6, 10:03 PM AKDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1003 PM AKDT WED APR 06 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FALSE PASS 54.84N 163.44W
04/06/2011 E100 MPH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER IN FALSE PASS ESTIMATED
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 100 AND 110 MPH AROUND 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY. DAMAGE REPORTS INCLUDE...PUBLIC SAFETY
BUILDING ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF...SEVERAL OTHER
BUILDINGS HAVE LOST PARTS OF THEIR ROOFS AND SOME HAVE
COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. AT LEAST 2 HOMES HAVE COMPLETELY
LOST THEIR ROOFS. THE MEDICAL CLINIC WINDOWS WERE BLOWN
OUT. 4-WHEELER ATV SPOTTED TUMBLING DOWN THE STREET.
0412 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FALSE PASS 54.84N 163.44W
04/06/2011 M0 MPH AK ASOS
FALSE PASS ASOS RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 91 MPH AT
412 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
0414 PM NON-TSTM WND GST COLD BAY 55.22N 162.74W
04/06/2011 M92 MPH AK ASOS
THE COLD BAY ASOS RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OFF 92 MPH AT
414 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
0436 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ADAK STATION 51.84N 176.64W
04/06/2011 M72 MPH AK AWOS
THE ADAK AWOS RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 72 MPH AT 436
PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST UNALASKA 53.93N 166.51W
04/06/2011 M78 MPH AK MESONET
THE HANDAR WEATHER STATION ON THE DUTCH HARBOR SPIT
RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 78 MPH AT 200 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY.
0250 AM BLIZZARD ST. PAUL 57.21N 170.22W
04/06/2011 AK ASOS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRED FROM 250 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH 748 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY AT ST. PAUL ISLAND
1236 PM BLIZZARD MEKORYUK 60.37N 166.28W
04/06/2011 AK ASOS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MEKORYUK ON NUNIVAK ISLAND BEGAN
AT 1236 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ARE CONTINUING AS
OF 1000 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
&&
AMDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 82 min | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 6, 4:39 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:55 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:22 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 6:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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