Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 138, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2006, 11:00 PM 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
- Feb 4, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 051159 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND 40 NM NORTH OF CAPE DOUGLAS MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT AND ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 051337 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 AM AST SUN FEB 5 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND 40 NM NORTH OF CAPE DOUGLAS MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT AND ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051419 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 UPDATED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND 40 NM NORTH OF CAPE DOUGLAS MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT AND ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 440 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 520 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060035 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 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. PKZ197-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB STORM FORCE LOW 200 NM S OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE OVER AUGUSTINE ISLAND AT 962 MB MON MORNING. THE STRONG ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH MON WITH A 970 MB SECONDARY LOW ON THE FRONT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN INLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 5 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Feb 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SAT FEB 4 2006
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS - MAJOR WINTER STORM CENTER MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA SAT
MORNING. 500 MB SOUTH FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND FORECAST AREA BY 00Z
SUN. SURFACE CENTER WAS 965 MB NEAR UNALASKA THIS MORNING 12Z BUT
BUOY 46075 ALSO 965 MB WITH A SECOND CENTER OBVIOUS ON SATELLITE PIX.
BOTH LOWS MERGING IN EASTERN BERING TODAY. OCCLUDED FRONT ALMOST TO
KODIAK ISLAND 18Z WITH PLENTY OF WIND AND MONDO WARM AIR ADVECTION
ALOFT OVER SW ALASKA. CLEAR TO THE EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 18Z
WITH A 1020 MB SURFACE HIGH CELL OVER THE ALCAN. UPPER RIDGE ALONG
140W AT 00Z SUN EXTENDING ACROSS N ALASKA TO BERING STRAIT. 500 MB
TEMPS HAVE WARMED TO AROUND -32C OVER S CENTRAL AND -36C OVER THE
REST OF THE AREA. WESTERLY JET FROM KOREA UP TO 150 KT WITH A BROAD
EXIT AROUND 40N 160W.
AER FORECASTS - BIG CHANGE AND TUFF CALLS. SURFACE LOW CONFIGURATION
DIFFERENT THAN YESTERDAYS RUNS. PREFERRED 12Z GFS-190 ON THIS SHIFT
WHICH AGREED WITH UKMET AND ECMWF. STRONGEST WIND NEAR TURNAGAIN ARM
NOW LOOKS LIKE MONDAY. QPFS IMPRESSIVE AND WARMING MOST AREAS CERTAIN
BUT CAN COLD AIR REMAIN IN COOK INLET? METHINKS THAT MONDAY IS THE
WARMEST DAY WITH A CHINOOK AND HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR AREAS OF DOWNSLOPE
BUT ALSO FREEZING RAIN AND SOME RAIN EAST. EXPECT A BIG MESS ON SUPER
BOWL SUNDAY FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. EXPECT SOME COOLING AFTER MID
DAY MONDAY AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES OVER PANC AS PER GFS. A SECONDARY
LOW DEVELOPS TO 960 MB S OF KODIAK ISLAND SUN EVENING WITH A BIG SLUG
OF WARM AIR FOR THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS LOW WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN
COOK INLET BY 00Z TUE AS THE FLOW ALOFT BEGINS TO SHIFT SW.
ALU FORECASTS - AS LONG AS THE PRIBILOFS ARE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
STORM BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST. RADARS SHOW AREAS OF SNOW
MOVING INTO SW ALASKA AS TEMPS WARM UP THERE WITH SOME WIND. ALL
MODELS AGREE THAT THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION IN SFC PRESSURE GRADIENTS
FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AS SECONDARY LOWS DEVELOP
ON THE S SIDE OF THE MAIN SURFACE LOW 960 MB OVER PASN 12Z SUN. LOOK
FOR A WESTERLY REGIME DEVELOPING ON MON AS THE MAJOR UPPER LOW
BECOMES ESTABLISHED NEAR 55N 175W IN THE BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 171. WINTER STORM WARNING 125.
BLIZZARD WARNING 195. SNOW ADV 145. WINTER WX ADV 161.
MARINE ASHFALL 130 140 (NEAR AUGUSTINE)
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132 150. HVY FRZ SPRAY 130
GALES 125 129 138 140 141 155 160 170 172 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JC FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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