Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 1024, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 190000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB 270 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INLAND IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BECOMING 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 190143 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 140 ICE FREE WATERS 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB 270 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INLAND IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BECOMING 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 947 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE EAST OF SEWARD AS 953 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT AND SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191407 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 CORRECT 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 947 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE EAST OF SEWARD AS 953 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT AND SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191934 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 AM AST TUE DEC 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 947 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE EAST OF SEWARD AS 953 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1035 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT AND SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 942 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT AT 948 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 18, 10:15 AM AKST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 10:15 AM AKST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
315 PM AST MON DEC 18 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE NOT COME TO A CONSISTENT SOLUTION ON THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF LATE TUESDAY AND IT MAY TAKE ONE OR TWO
MORE RUNS BEFORE THE MODELS ZERO IN ON A SOLUTIONS. AT THE MOMENT
CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS IS NOT VERY HIGH.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER PRINCE WILLIAM IS CONTINUING TO MOVE
INLAND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WEAKEN. THE MOST MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHILE LESSER AMOUNTS FALL OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE
AND MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS.
UPPER AIR...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO STEER THE
STORM FORMING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THURSDAY.
A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT AND INTO THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR TUESDAY.
AT SURFACE...
EAST DOMAIN...
THE LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. MOST
OF THE SNOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
AN AREA OF SHOWER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA, WHICH IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH, WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY STRONG AND WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF LATE TUESDAY. GALE TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS TUESDAY. AS
MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE SPEED
AND THE STRENGTH OF THE NEW STORM.
WEST DOMAIN...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL FILL OVER THE
OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AND A NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
DOMINATE THE BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 140 141 150 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 06In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 18, 6:00 AM AKST, 5 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1100 AM AST MON DEC 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW 35 SE ANCHORAGE 60.82N 148.45W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
2 NEW INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN GIRDWOOD.
1000 AM SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED ON THE KENAI BLUFF SINCE
MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW KENAI 60.55N 151.21W
12/18/2006 M3.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW 1 S SOLDOTNA 60.47N 151.06W
12/18/2006 E0.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF INCH OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW COPPER CENTER 61.98N 145.35W
12/18/2006 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
5 NEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 4AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 10 NW WASILLA 61.68N 149.68W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NEW INCH OF SNOW REPORTED SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NNE GLENNALLEN 62.14N 145.56W
12/18/2006 M3.5 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
3.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 5AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.13N 149.08W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT 800FT ON THE MID
HILLSIDE SINCE 3AM.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NE PALMER 61.64N 149.02W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW FALLING AND AN INCH OF NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND
REPORTED AT 350FT, 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALMER ON THE
FARM LOOP ROAD.
1000 AM SNOW 3 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.10W
12/18/2006 M1.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STEADY SNOW, VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN HALF A MILE AND
1.75 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT THE UPPER OMALLEY
ENTRANCE TO CHUGACH STATE PARK SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
&&
MCKIMLocal storm report, Dec 18, 6:09 AM AKST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1109 AM AST MON DEC 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1101 AM HEAVY SNOW CORDOVA 60.55N 145.75W
12/18/2006 M9.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
9 NEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 5AM THIS MORNING IN TOWN.
1100 AM SNOW ANCHORAGE 61.18N 149.19W
12/18/2006 M2.3 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
2.3 NEW SNOW REPORTED AT THE NWS OFFICE ON SAND LAKE
ROAD.
1000 AM SNOW 35 SE ANCHORAGE 60.82N 148.45W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
2 NEW INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN GIRDWOOD.
1000 AM SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED ON THE KENAI BLUFF SINCE
MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW KENAI 60.55N 151.21W
12/18/2006 M3.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW 1 S SOLDOTNA 60.47N 151.06W
12/18/2006 E0.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF INCH OF NEW SNOW REPORTED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1000 AM SNOW COPPER CENTER 61.98N 145.35W
12/18/2006 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
5 NEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 4AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 10 NW WASILLA 61.68N 149.68W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NEW INCH OF SNOW REPORTED SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NNE GLENNALLEN 62.14N 145.56W
12/18/2006 M3.5 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
3.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 5AM THIS MORNING.
1000 AM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.13N 149.08W
12/18/2006 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT 800FT ON THE MID
HILLSIDE SINCE 3AM.
1000 AM SNOW 4 NE PALMER 61.64N 149.02W
12/18/2006 M1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW FALLING AND AN INCH OF NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND
REPORTED AT 350FT, 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALMER ON THE
FARM LOOP ROAD.
1000 AM SNOW 3 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.10W
12/18/2006 M1.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STEADY SNOW, VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN HALF A MILE AND
1.75 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT THE UPPER OMALLEY
ENTRANCE TO CHUGACH STATE PARK SINCE 2AM THIS MORNING.
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MCKIMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 12:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 18, 6:03 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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