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Gale Warning 155, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 9, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 10, 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 100005
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY THU
NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 966 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT
MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF SAT REACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO
SOUTHEAST 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 36 FT SUBSIDING TO 27 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SOUTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO
E 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
FOR NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLAND INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND
45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO E WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
FOR SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT ALL AREAS. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101240
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 973 MB LOW NEAR WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB MON
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101544 AAA
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 138

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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 973 MB LOW NEAR WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB MON
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101806 AAB
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
905 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 973 MB LOW NEAR WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB MON
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
905 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110038
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WEAKENS TO 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST
SAT EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 


$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 9, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVELS...TWO MAIN FEATURES ANCHORING THE 500MB PATTERN FOR THE FORECAST
AREA ARE A RIDGE EXTENDING NEARLY ALL THE WAY UP THE WEST COAST OF NORTH
AMERICA FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH INTERIOR ALASKA TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND A
BROAD ANCHOR LOW CENTERED OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. A STRONG AND MOBILE UPPER
LOW SOUTH OF THE ANDREANOF ISLANDS IS BETWEEN THE TWO FEATURES. THIS LOW WILL
MOVE EAST TO UNALASKA BY THU EVENING AND STALL OUT AS IT RUNS INTO RUN INTO THE
RIDGE. THE LOW WILL THEN RIDE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA ALONG THE WESTERN
EDGE OF THE RIDGE BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS
NORTHERN KAMCHATKA FROM THE ANCHOR LOW OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK FRI NIGHT. AS
THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA...A STRONG VORTMAX WILL ROTATE AROUND THE
LOW AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL FRI MORNING AND TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY EARLY
SAT MORNING. ANOTHER VORTMAX EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERLIES AROUND 45N WILL AMPLIFY
SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED LOW FRI NIGHT AS IT DIGS INTO THE
RIDGE AND MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST AK BY SUN AFTERNOON.

SURFACE EAST...THE SURFACE LOW THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT HAS MATURED
AND IS PUSHING A STRONG FRONT ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT COUPLED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BARRIER JET ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF
COAST WILL ALLOW FOR VERY STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS MARINE ZONE 120. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PUBLIC ZONES 135 121 AND 101. PRECIP IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE
COAST SHOULD CHANGE FROM SNOW OVER TO RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE WARM
AIR MOVES IN. AMPLE MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH FROM THE SUBTROPICS WILL SPILL
OVER THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND ALLOW FOR DECENT SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN...PARTICULARLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS WEST OF THE COPPER RIVER. THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEY SHOULD SEE LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION DUE
TO STRONG DOWNSLOPING.

THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TODAY WILL USHER IN A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND FOR
MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. A STRONG SURFACE LOW NEAR THE AK PEN
WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AS ANOTHER VIGOROUS LOW DEVELOPS IN THE
WESTERLIES AND MOVES RAPIDLY EAST AND THEN NORTH TO THE AK PEN SAT. IN SHORT
THIS ADDS UP TO MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
TEMPERATURES APPROACHING THE 40 DEGREE MARK ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WITH RAIN
LIKELY IN THE FORECAST ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS UPSLOPE AREAS. DOWNSLOPING
SHOULD KEEP ANCHORAGE LIMITED TO CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND HOWEVER. THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL WARM UP AS WELL...BUT THE COLDER AIR THERE IS SLOWER TO
ERODE AND TEMPS WILL STAY BELOW OR CLOSE TO FREEZING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ACROSS THE WEST...THE LARGE SURFACE LOW ADVERTISED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WITH A BROAD SHIELD OF
PRECIPITATION SWEEPING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AK PEN...AND BERING SEA.
PRECIP STAY AS SNOW EXCEPT FOR ALONG THE AK PEN WHERE 850 TEMPS WARM ENOUGH TO
MIX RAIN TODAY. AS THE LOW TURNS NORTH...THE MAIN PRECIP SHIELD SHOULD REMAIN
FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE COAST TO KEEP THE LOWER YUKON-KUSKOKWIM VALLEYS IN
ONLY CHANCE POPS TODAY. BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...COLD ADVECTION BRINGS SNOW SHOWERS. BY FRIDAY NIGHT THE COLD
ADVECTION AND SNOW SHOWERS MAKE THEIR ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND TO THE
AK PEN WHILE ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA NORTH OF SHEMYA WHILE
SWEEPING A FRONT THROUGH FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE 120
         STORM 125 129 130 132 138 140 150 171
         GALE 141 155 160 165 170 172 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

WOOD FEB 06

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 9, 10:27 AM AKST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
327 PM AST THU FEB 09 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     BLIZZARD         25 E ANCHORAGE          61.21N 149.12W
02/09/2006                                      AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A NWS EMPLOYEE REPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE
            SEWARD HIGHWAY BETWEEN GIRDWOOD AND BIRD POINT.

&&

ALBANESE
Local storm report, Feb 9, 10:29 AM AKST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
329 PM AST THU FEB 09 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1145 AM     BLIZZARD         25 E ANCHORAGE          61.21N 149.12W
02/09/2006                                      AK   PUBLIC

            THE PUBLIC IN GIRDWOOD REPORTED THE BLIZZARD WAS STILL
            OCCURRING.

&&

ALBANESE
Local storm report, Feb 9, 10:30 AM AKST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
330 PM AST THU FEB 09 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     AVALANCHE        MOOSE PASS              60.47N 149.39W
02/09/2006                                      AK   PUBLIC

            THE PUBLIC PUBLIC IN MOOSE PASS REPORTED 24 INCHES OF
            SNOW TODAY.

&&

ALBANESE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.