Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 159, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 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 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 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 111202 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 111446 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111451 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 UPDATED ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111512 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 CORRECTED HEADER. 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111828 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 UPDATED AREA 130. 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 40 NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120119 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX 983 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY MOVES ON SHORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER ANCHORAGE WITH A FINAL PRESSURE OF 1001 MB. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 10, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FROM LOWER 48 WEST COAST TO BARROW WITH A TROUGH
FROM KAMCHATKA TO BRISTOL BAY. AT THE SURFACE A DEEP LOW IS OVER THE
PRIBILOFS AND A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST. A
MIX OF RAIN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL.
AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES IT IS BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHICH SHOULD END DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 24 HOURS AND THEN THE ETA
SOLUTION DIVERGES. GFS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE.
IN THE EAST...
STRONG TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE SURFACE
GRADIENT RELAXES. PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WILL TAPER OFF
OVERNIGHT...BUT CONTINUE WITH ONSHORE FLOW EAST OF THE KENAI INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. RAIN WILL BE TYPICAL
ALONG THE COAST WITH SNOW INLAND. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
REACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATER ON SUN...BUT NOT BEFORE THE NEXT
FRONT BRINGS STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
ORIENTATION OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST AND
HEAVY PRECIP AS WELL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
IN THE WEST...THE BROAD LOW OVER THE BERING WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BE UNDER A RIDGE BEGINNING
TONIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO A POSITION JUST EAST OF
KAMCHATKA SATURDAY. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG
WIND AND SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OVER THE WESTERN ISLANDS SAT THROUGH
SUN.
IN THE EXTENDED...A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE EAST BEGINNING MONDAY WHICH
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IN THE WEST...
A LOW WILL RACE NORTH ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING WITH STRONG
WINDS MON AND TUE OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SUBSEQUENT
LOWS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER...BUT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS IN THE REGION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS...120
GALES...150 155 160 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
*** FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 105 min | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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