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Gale Warning 175, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 16, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170045
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE
EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 


$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170507 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
800 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

UPDATED ZONES 121 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.

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE
EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
800 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 


$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
800 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171222
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.  A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN. 


$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. PATCHY FOG THIS
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180053
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ197-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN
OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF SUN.
$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180322 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

UPDATED ZONES 130 138 AND 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.

PKZ197-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN
OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF SUN.
$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
630 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181229
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 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.

PKZ197-190300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE THROUGH GULF OF
ALASKA TODAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS MORNING. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W 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 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
250 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THEY ALL SHOW THE UPPER OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL
BE REPLACED BY A STRONG ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

UPPER AIR...THE UPPER SHORT WAVE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA TONIGHT. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK INTO EASTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
SATURDAY.

SURFACE...THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST
ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA FRIDAY
NIGHT.

A 996 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL WILL TURN NORTHWEST
AND MOVE INTO DEEPEN TO 982 MB OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THE WILL
MOVE NORTH INTO SIBERIA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND
KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

ANOTHER 996 MB LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND DEEPEN
TO 987 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE NORTH ALONG THE BERING
SEA COAST INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
WEATHER FRONT LINKED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SEE MARINE FORECAST.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM FEB 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Feb 16, 7:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC51 hr
Feb 16, 7:50 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Feb 16, 7:50 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC27 hr
Feb 16, 7:50 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC15 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.