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Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 23, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 23, 2015, 2:51 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 23, 2015, 2:51 PM AKST (23:51 UTC)
Expired: Jan 24, 2015, 3:30 AM AKST
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

284 
FZAK52 PAFC 232351
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

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.

PKZ199-241230-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTH 
FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS SAT 
AND THEN REMAIN POSITIONED JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ150-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241230-
BRISTOL BAY-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF
PORT MOLLER.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM DUTCH
HARBOR E.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241230-
UNALASKA BAY-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ185-241230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 23, 5:47 AM AKST, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 5:47 AM AKST, 9 hours 4 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
547 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN THIS EVENT REMAIN THE SAME WITH A BROAD
TROUGH SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS PUSHING AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY FLOW
TOWARD AND OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. THE MOST NOTABLE
FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND ONE THAT DESCRIBES THE WHOLE
EVENT WELL IS A CLEAR DEMARCATION BETWEEN THE COLD/DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS
OVER THE INTERIOR...NORTH SLOPE...SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
WARM/MOIST MARINE AIRMASS ON THE EAST/SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. THE CLASH BETWEEN THESE TWO AIRMASSES ON THE LARGE SCALE IS
WHAT IS DRIVING THE ACTIVE WEATHER AROUND THE AREA...HOWEVER MANY
FINER DETAILS ON THE SMALLER SCALE WILL AFFECT SNOWFALL MAGNITUDE
AND DISTRIBUTION. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY/DEFORMATION ZONE THAT MOVED
OVERHEAD ANCHORAGE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS NOW PARKED
TO THE WEST OVER COOK INLET...EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. A FRONTAL LIKE FEATURE IS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER
THE KENAI PENINSULA WITH PAIH/PAHG RADARS SUGGESTING SPATIAL
CONTINUITY...LIKELY ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP. THIS FEATURE LOOKS TO BE
WELL CORRELATED TO THE 300K ISENTROPIC SURFACE AND SHOULD CONTINUE
TO SPREAD SNOW OVER MOST AREAS INDEPENDENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
BAROCLINIC ZONE. THE PROGRESSION OF THE FORECAST THIS MORNING
LOOKS TO BE OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY WESTERLY COLD
ADVECTION AND FINALLY UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE DIFFERENCES THAT PLAGUED INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE SOLUTIONS
YESTERDAY CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME TODAY. MOST OF THE DISCREPANCY
SEEMS TO BE CENTERED ON HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION FALLS FROM KENAI
THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TO THE EAST OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY/DEFORMATION ZONE. THE APPEARANCE ON RADAR SUGGESTS THE
ZONE IS TOO FAR TO THE WEST AND NEEDS TO MIGRATE EAST BEFORE
INFLUENCING THE COOK INLET REGION. FOR THE MOST PART FEATURES ON
THE SYNOPTIC SCALE ARE PRETTY WELL AGREED UPON. THE NAM SEEMS TO
BE A FEW HOURS SLOWER WITH THE UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD LEAVE FAVORABLE DYNAMICS OVER ANCHORAGE
AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY LONGER. THERE IS MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH COLD ADVECTION/TROUGH PASSAGE WITH THE
00Z/06Z MODELS SAVE THE GFS WHICH CONTINUES TO SEEMINGLY
UNDERPERFORM WITH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS THOUGH THE SAME DYNAMICS
REMAIN IN PLACE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
ANOTHER SHOT OF OVERRUNNING SNOW LOOKS TO HIT THE KENAI PENINSULA
THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS MORNING. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL
EXISTS FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGHOUT THE
DAY LOOK LIKELY IN MOST AREAS WITH ACCUMULATIONS. THE FRONT STILL
SITS OFF TO THE WEST OVER THE INLET AND WILL BEGIN TO TRACK EAST
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AT THIS POINT COLD
ADVECTION WILL BEGIN TO WORK IN THE LOW LEVELS AND START THE
HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. ONCE THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD SNOW WILL
PICK UP IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ON SATURDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
THE LOW WIND CHILLS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL SLOWLY
IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING AS THE NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION DIMINISH. THIS WILL LEAVE CLEAR SKIES AND SOME OF THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON FOR THE NEXT TWO
NIGHTS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE USUAL COLD SPOTS IN THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 30 BELOW ZERO. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER
EXTREME EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING AS THE
DEFORMATION BAND SLOWLY CLEARS FROM THE WEST. THIS BAND WILL
LIKELY REMAIN JUST OFF TO THE EAST...KEEPING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES INTO SATURDAY...BUT THESE SHOULD REMAIN
EAST OF THE POPULATED AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
MOST OF THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER THE CURRENT NORTHERLY FLOW
AND COLD AIR ADVECTION REGIME INTO SATURDAY. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO
THIS WOULD BE THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL SEE MORE WIDESPREAD
SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE PASSING JUST OFF TO THE
NORTH. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF CLEARING TOMORROW...THE NEXT
ALEUTIAN LOW WILL THEN APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON LATE
SATURDAY BEFORE SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FOR SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THIS TIME FRAME WILL BE KNOWN FOR THE MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS MUCH
OF THE FORECAST AREA. GENERALLY DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED AFTER THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS PASSES OFF TO THE EAST.
BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND...EXCEPT MAINLY COASTAL AREAS...WITH FRESH SNOWCOVER AND
A COLD AIRMASS SPREADING EASTWARD OVER THE AREA. ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A LARGE LOW WILL PASS BY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS...BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE THIS WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 101 111 121 125 131 141 145.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 131 150 155 160 165 170 172 173 174 180.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 160 165 170 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ML
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ML
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...MBS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 23, 9:30 AM AKST, 5 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
930 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 AM     SNOW             BIG LAKE                61.52N 149.95W
01/23/2015  M4.2 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            4.25 INCHES NEAR INTERSECTION OF BIG LAKE ROAD AND BIG
            LAKE LODGE ROAD AS OF 5 AM 1/23.

&&

CCASSELL

Local storm report, Jan 23, 10:46 AM AKST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1046 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0949 AM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.57W
01/23/2015  E0.5 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS WITH ESTIMATES BETWEEN 0.5 INCHES AND
            2.0 INCHES THROUGHOUT EAGLE RIVER.

0949 AM     SNOW             PALMER                  61.60N 149.11W
01/23/2015  E0.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            DUSTING OF SNOW NEAR TRUNK ROAD AS OF 7 AM 1/23.

0949 AM     SNOW             WILLOW                  61.74N 150.06W
01/23/2015  M4.8 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            4.75 INCHES NEAR MILE 69 PARKS HIGHWAY AS OF 7 AM.

0949 AM     SNOW             KASILOF                 60.33N 151.23W
01/23/2015  E4.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            STILL SNOWING AS OF 7 AM 1/23.

0949 AM     SNOW             1 S ANCHORAGE           61.20N 149.87W
01/23/2015  E2.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES MIDTOWN
            ANCHORAGE.

0949 AM     SNOW             NIKISKI                 60.73N 151.38W
01/23/2015  E4.5 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            4.5 INCHES ESTIMATED NEAR NIKISKI AND STILL SNOWING AS OF
            7 AM 1/23.

0949 AM     SNOW             HOUSTON                 61.62N 149.78W
01/23/2015  M4.5 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            4.5 INCHES MEASURED NEAR MILE 54.5 PARKS HIGHWAY AS OF 7
            AM 1/23.

0949 AM     SNOW             TALKEETNA               62.34N 150.09W
01/23/2015  E5.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            MILE 11 TALKEETNA SPUR ROAD

0949 AM     SNOW             TRAPPER CREEK           62.24N 150.42W
01/23/2015  E0.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            4 INCHES ESTIMATED NEAR PETERSVILLE AS OF 8 AM 1/23.

0949 AM     SNOW             WASILLA                 61.58N 149.46W
01/23/2015  M0.3 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            0.3 INCHES MEASURED NEAR MIDDLE OF WASILLA.

&&

RDUELL

Local storm report, Jan 23, 11:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1105 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1013 AM     SNOW             THOMPSON PASS           61.14N 145.75W
01/23/2015  M7.0 INCH                           AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN
            THE PAST 24 HOURS.

1013 AM     SNOW             11 E VALDEZ             61.06N 145.99W
01/23/2015  M4.0 INCH                           AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED. SOME GRAUPEL WAS MIXED IN
            OVERNIGHT.

&&

RDUELL

Local storm report, Jan 23, 12:39 PM AKST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1239 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     FREEZING RAIN    SEWARD                  60.11N 149.39W
01/23/2015  U0.00 INCH                          AK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING HOURS, SWITCHING TO
            ALL LIGHT RAIN BY 8AM.

0748 AM     SNOW             3 S STERLING            60.47N 150.80W
01/23/2015  M2.7 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR, 2 3/4 INCHES. NOT SNOWING
            AT PRESENT TIME.

&&

RDUELL

Local storm report, Jan 23, 1:55 PM AKST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
155 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0153 PM     SNOW             MOOSE PASS              60.47N 149.39W
01/23/2015  E2.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. CURRENTLY NOT
            SNOWING.

0153 PM     SNOW             7 SSW BIG LAKE          61.43N 150.03W
01/23/2015  M4.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING AT 10AM. STOPPED
            SNOWING DURING LATE MORNING HOURS. SNOW STARTED AGAIN
            BEGINNING AT 130PM.

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RDUELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 22, 3:13 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	61 hr
Jan 23, 3:46 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 23, 3:46 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	35 hr
Jan 23, 3:46 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 23, 3:51 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	11 hr
Jan 23, 3:51 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 23, 3:51 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 23, 3:51 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 23, 4:44 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 23, 4:44 AM AKST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AFC	9 hr
Jan 23, 2:51 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	37 hr
Jan 23, 2:51 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	37 hr
Jan 23, 2:51 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	13 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2015 Every small craft advisory in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.