Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 1014, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. 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
- Dec 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 95 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1005 MB FRIDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 987 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151311 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 95 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1005 MB FRIDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 987 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151403 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 95 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1005 MB FRIDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 987 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 500 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160050 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB NEAR KETCHIKAN FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPING 180 NM EAST OF COLD BAY FRI EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD AS A 986 MB LOW SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160141 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB NEAR KETCHIKAN FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPING 180 NM EAST OF COLD BAY FRI EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD AS A 986 MB LOW SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160421 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB NEAR KETCHIKAN FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPING 180 NM EAST OF COLD BAY FRI EVENING WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD AS A 986 MB LOW SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 725 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 725 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 725 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 985 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 998 MB LOW 42N 170W WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY NIGHT AS 962 MB. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS MORNING AND BECOMING BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 14, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006
.DISCUSSION...
BOTH GFS AND NAM HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS BUT I AM LEANING MORE TOWARD
THE NAM MODEL IN THE EAST AND THE GFS IN THE WEST.
CURRENT RADAR IMAGES SHOW SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA MOVING WEST ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN
TURNING SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. IT LOOK
LIKE VERY LITTLE OF THE MOISTURE FLOWING AROUND THE LOW WILL REMAIN
ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KENAI PENINSULA.
UPPER AIR...THE WEAK UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND SE ALASKA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO WESTERN CANADA SATURDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND GULF
OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY SATURDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...
EAST DOMAIN...
THE WEAK LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY EVENING THEN FLATTEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW WILL NOT HAPPEN OR WILL BE VERY LIGHT OVER
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. SKIES WILL
CLEAR FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD
INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY.
THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG SOUTHEAST WILL DEVELOP
OVER KODIAK FRIDAY EVENING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND
MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY.
WEST DOMAIN...
THE GFS IS HANDLING THE FRONT VERY WELL. IT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP
EAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT, THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND WEAKEN OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. MOST
WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE GALE FORCE RANGE BUT THERE WILL BE AREAS OF
STORM FORCE GUSTS ON THE LEE SIDE OF TERRAIN ALONG THE AK PEN FRIDAY.
GALE FORCE WINDS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL REACH THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST FRIDAY MORNING THEN WEAKENS AS IT SPREADS INTO WESTERN
ALASKA.
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL FALL AS RAIN ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS. THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES NEAR THE FRONT. SNOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SATURDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 170, 172, 180, 185
GALES 130, 132, 138, 150, 155, 160, 171, 175, 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 12:33 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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