Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 145, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 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
- Feb 6, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 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 071235 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING. A 981 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SPENCER TUE AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 975 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 080040 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WED AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REMAINDER. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SE OF KODIAK WED NIGHT THEN NEAR KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 SUBSIDING TO 10 TOWARD MORNING. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KTS TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080741 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WED AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REMAINDER. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SE OF KODIAK WED NIGHT THEN NEAR KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 SUBSIDING TO 10 TOWARD MORNING. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080803 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WED AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REMAINDER. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SE OF KODIAK WED NIGHT THEN NEAR KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 1040 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 SUBSIDING TO 10 TOWARD MORNING. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081348 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO CANADA WED EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 950 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL RAPIDLY MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 983 MB. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT AND THU BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT ALONG THE SOUTHERN SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 6, 9:55 AM AKST, 13 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 9:55 AM AKST, 13 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
255 PM AST MON FEB 6 2006
.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. STRONG
SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING NORTH THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TODAY. THIS SHORT
WAVE TO SPLIT WITH ONE PORTION HEADING TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND
ANOTHER CIRCULATING BACK INTO THE PARENT LOW OVER THE BERING SEA.
SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING UP JET STREAM WHICH IS SITUATED ALONG THE
EASTERN GULF TO MOVE TOWARD THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND INLAND TUESDAY.
IN THE MEANTIME...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DIG IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
IN THE BASE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE BERING SEA. THIS WAVE WILL
WORK NORTH TO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER WAVE WORKS AROUND THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW. THIS LAST WAVE TO DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED UPPER LOW
OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRIDAY AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW
RETROGRADES TO KAMCHATKA. YET ANOTHER LOW ROTATES UNDER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN LOW FRIDAY AND TO KODIAK SATURDAY. THIS PUSHES THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN LOW BACK TO THE PARENT LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
AT THE SURFACE...STRONG FRONT HAS MADE ITS WAY INLAND OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL. STRONG WINDS MADE IT THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL
QUICKLY DROP BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AS THE FRONT WEAKENS INLAND LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST FLOW
DEVELOPS. THIS WILL KEEP MOISTURE PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVING
THROUGH TOMORROW...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PICK UP TOMORROW. IN THE
MEANTIME...THE LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LIFTS TO THE BERING
STRAIT TUESDAY WITH A STACKED LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA.
PRECIPITATION TO LIFT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND LEAVE THE
AREA TOMORROW AS A RESULT. AS THE STACKED LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY...A SHORT WAVE RIDGE TO MOVE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA. HOWEVER...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY TO THE BERING STRAIT THURSDAY. THIS WILL
BRING SHOWERS AND MODERATE WINDS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AS
ALL THIS IS GOING ON...A STRONG LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY
EAST. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH AHEAD OF THIS LOW TO WORK NORTH THROUGH THE
GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT TOWARD KODIAK. THIS
SCENARIO WILL BRING ANOTHER STRONG FRONT THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY FRIDAY. STRONG RIDGE ALONG THE ROCKIES AT
THIS TIME WILL IMPEDE ANY EASTERLY MOVEMENT OF THE MAIN LOW IN THE
BRISTOL BAY. ANOTHER LOW POSSIBLY TO RIDE UP THE JET STREAM NORTH
THROUGH THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101
BLIZZARD WARNING 195
MARINE...GALE 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 155 165 170 172 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:45 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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