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Gale Warning 150, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 8, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090029
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR KING SALMON THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A
STRONG FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WED NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH
THE GULF FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090657 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 141

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR KING SALMON THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A
STRONG FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WED NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH
THE GULF FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091219
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO 
KODIAK ISLAND LATE THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS 
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF DURING THE DAY THU AND THEN
QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THU EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW
WILL TRACK TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI NIGHT AT 965 MB.
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON 
AND THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 85 KT
POSSIBLE THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 36 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
THEN SHIFTING TO S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 85 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN 
SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT 
BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN 
DIMINISHING TO BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE
INTERIOR. BROAD ANCHOR LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH A COUPLE
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND. MODERATE WAVE MOVING NORTH ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING TO RIDE NORTH TO THE CHUKOTSK
PENINSULA BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE MEANTIME...A CLOSED LOW TO MOVE
OUT OF THE WESTERN NORTHERN PACIFIC TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW TO WORK INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA
THURSDAY NIGHT. A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROUGH TRAVELS NORTH THROUGH
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT ON THE
FRONT SIDE OF THIS LOW. ANOTHER WAVE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW TO WORK
NORTH THROUGH THE GULF FRIDAY. YET ANOTHER WAVE ROTATES AROUND THIS
LOW SATURDAY AND HEADS TO THE YUKON SUNDAY. THIS WILL ESTABLISH A
PATTERN WITH AN ANCHOR LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WITH A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER
THE ALEUTIANS TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

SURFACE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
TO LEAVE THE AREA THIS EVENING. CURRENTLY PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS
FROM VALDEZ EAST ALONG THE COAST AND ADJOINING WATERS. LOW PUSHING
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON TO BRING A WEAK FRONT TO
THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. A STRONG LOW TO MOVE NORTH TO KODIAK BY
THURSDAY MORNING PUSHING A FRONT THROUGH THE GULF AND TO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST BY THE AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT TO BRING STORM FORCE WINDS
AND POSSIBLE WARNING LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND TURNAGAIN ARM AS
IT PUSHES INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT...ALBEIT SOMEWHAT WEAKER...TO PUSH
THROUGH THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND INLAND FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW TO
TRAVEL NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY. THE FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF SATURDAY AND ONSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE GALE FORCE. BY THIS TIME...A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
SET UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. PRECIPITATION WITH EACH OF THESE FRONTS WILL REFLECT TYPICAL
UPSLOPE AND DOWNSLOPE AREAS. AT THE PASSAGE OF EACH
FRONT...PRECIPITATION WILL PUSH INLAND AND QUICKLY MOVE OUT BEFORE
THE NEXT FRONT.

SURFACE WEST...LOW CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON TO MOVE
TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS
ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM AS IT RIDES NORTH. MAIN LOW IN THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN RIDING ALONG FRONT LEFT REGION OF 180 KT JET IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN CURRENTLY
TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AS IT WORKS TOWARD UNALASKA THURSDAY.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND GOOD AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO
ACCOMPANY THIS STACKED LOW. IT WILL TURN INTO THE BERING SEA THURSDAY
NIGHT AND BEGIN TO FILL AS IT LOSES JET SUPPORT. STILL GOOD WINDS
AROUND THE SYSTEM INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GOOD GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN
BERING TO SUSTAIN STRONG NORTH WINDS FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN
AND BERING SEA. THE LOW CONTINUES TO FILL INTO SATURDAY AS A LOW IN
THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW TO CROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AND LIFT TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY AND TOWARD THE CHUKOTSK LOW
SUNDAY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA TO REMAIN OVER
WESTERN ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135
MARINE...STORM 120 125 130 132 140 170 172
         GALE 121 129 138 141 150 155 160 165 171 174 179
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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