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Gale Warning 1004, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND F15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100110 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 CORRECT ZONE 138 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. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100725 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 UPDATED ZONE 141 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. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 1025 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT AT 982 MB. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SELDOVIA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. NORTH OF CLAM GULCH...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 7:20 AM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 7:20 AM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1220 PM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...CHILLY BREEZY AND SNOWY FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. BECOMING COOLER WITH A THREAT OF A GOOD SHOT OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA... WEAK SLOW MOVING FRONT NOW OVER NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SOUTHEAST THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO DISSIPATE AND BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT TO DETECT AS IT INCHES NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 968 MB LOW CENTER NOW (NOON TIME) NEAR THE CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM LATE TONIGHT AND SHOULD RESTART THE CHINOOK WIND PATTERN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT APPEARS THE GRADIENT WILL NOT BE STRONG ENUF FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS BUT GOOD ENUF FOR HEADLINES UNTIL MAYBE SUNDAY EVENING WHEN THE GRADIENT RELAXES AGAIN. UNTIL THAT TIME AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE QUITE VARIED AMOUNTS AND TYPES OF PRECIPITATION. BY SUNDAY EVENING THINGS SHOULD COOL DOWN FOR SNOW ALL AREAS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND CORDOVA WHERE THE RAIN MAY HANG ON LONGER. COLD AIR POURING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING WILL TAKE A TURN TO THE EAST AND SPREAD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON MONDAY WITH THE MAIN ARCTIC FRONT PASSING KODIAK SOMETIME MON AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THERE COULD BE ENOUGH OVERRUNNING AND INTERACTION WITH THE REMAINING MOISTURE TO GIVE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO SOUTHCENTRAL AT THE EARLIEST LATE MONDAY AND THE LATEST MIDDAY TUE AS THE ARCTIC FRONT JUMPS THE ALASKA RANGE. VERY COLD WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS ACROSS A NEARLY ICE FREE BERING SEA SHOULD PRODUCE A LOT OF CLOUDINESS SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE WESTERN ZONES INCLUDING THE ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL KEEP THE TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING TOO FAR BELOW NORMAL IN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA/VALLEY. POWERFUL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON TUE WITH THE CENTER HEADING TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY..ALL WITH THE USUAL TIMING AND STRENGTH VARIATIONS. COLD UPPER LOW OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WED AFTERNOON TO KICK A SHORTWAVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WED NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH A LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND STRONG THERMAL GRADIENT ALONG COOK INLET MAY BRING 2ND SNOWSTORM TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEK AS STRONG STORM BEARS DOWN ON THE ALEUTIANS. OF COURSE THE TIMING OF THESE EVENTS WILL CHANGE EACH DAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE AREAS 120..125..180..172..185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE PERCY DEC 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 5:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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