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Gale Warning 1002, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 2006, 5:00 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
- Dec 8, 2006, 5:00 PM AKST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2006, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 090705 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 UPDATED MARINE ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES OVER KING SALMON AT 970 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 1000 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF TOGIAK BY SATURDAY EVENING AND DRIFT ONSHORE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF AROUND 450 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUNDAY EVENING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 965 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100042 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW ABOUT 105 NM SOUTH OF KING SALMON WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 240 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND F15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 8, 12:00 PM AKST, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 12:00 PM AKST, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .DISCUSSION...MAJOR WEATHER PRODUCER FOR THE WEEKEND IS THE LOW NEAR SAND POINT. NAM12 AND GFS IN QUITE GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS SYSTEMS TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN AK SATURDAY EVENING. NAM KEEPS THE PRESSURE A BIT LOWER BUT OVER ALL GOOD CONSENSUS. EAST...MORE RAIN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT WITH PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. PLENTY OF EAST WINDS IN ALL THE USUAL WINDY LOCALES. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN AIR TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. WELL ABOVE FREEZING IN WINDY LOCALES BUT DROPPING DOWN TO UPPER 20S AT NIGHT ONCE THE WINDS DIMINISH. NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MODEL VARIANCE ON THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THIS SYSTEM. THE UKMET NEVER GOES DEEPER THAN 971 WHILE THE NAM BOTTOMS OUT AT 953 MB AND THE GFS(40) AT 944 MB. THE NAM LIKES TO PLACE THE CENTER ABOUT 300 KM EAST OF THE GFS SOLUTION. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PWS AND ICY BAY AT AROUND 965 TO 970 MB. DESPITE ALL OF THE UNCERTAINTIES WE CAN EXPECT STORM OR HURRIC WINDS IN THE EASTERN GULF...UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PRECIP MAINLY FROM ICY BAY EAST...COOLER AIR RETURNING TO MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK. IF THIS SYSTEM DOES MOVE THROUGH PWS GOOD BE A POTENT SNOW MAKER WITH STRONG THERMAL ADVECTION OVER COOK INLET AT THAT TIME. WEST...NEXT IMPULSE OF MOISTURE SHOULD BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS LOW CENTER MOVES OVER BRISTOL DAY. WATER VAPOR AND VIZ IMAGERY NOT INDICATING AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE...SO NOT EXPECTING ANY MAJOR PRECIP AMOUNTS. ALSO WOULD EXPECT THE BULK OF WHAT DOES FALL TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP SUBSTANTIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AS COLD AIR MOVES EASTWARD FROM THE BERING SEA. ONCE LOW TRACKS THROUGH WESTERN AK SATURDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIP MIGHT BE ON MONDAY AS UPPER LEVEL LOW IS PROGED TO MOVE OVER THE BERING STRAIT PRODUCING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALONG THE COAST. THE MAIN FACTORING WORKING AGAINST THIS POTENTIAL FOR SNOW IS THE LACK OF LOW LEVEL SUPPORT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...130.132.172.175.180 SCA...121.138.141.180 DEC 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 9, 9:33 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.