Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 178, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 180025 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 530 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SIBERIA FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 181221 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA SATURDAY EVENING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190005 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH ONTO THE BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DISSIPATING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191216 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF ALASKA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MAINTAIN WEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 17, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. GFS SOLUTION WAS
USED OVER BOTH DOMAINS FOR A BETTER INITIALIZATION.
UPPER LEVELS...THE DOMINANT FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA NORTHEASTWARD INTO YUKON
TERRITORY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH
EASTWARD...AND BY SATURDAY EVENING...WILL HAVE DEGRADED THE EAST
ALASKA RIDGE. THE SHORTWAVE WILL FORM A CLOSED LOW FRIDAY
NIGHT...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY CUT ITSELF OFF FROM THE FLOW. BY
SUNDAY...THE UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME HIGHLY ZONAL...AND A STRONG 150
KT JET CORE WILL HOVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
A HIGH CLOUD FEATURE OVER THE GULF...EASILY VISIBLE ON IR
SATELLITE...IS NOT BEING HANDLED WELL BY ANY OF THE MODELS. RADAR
SUGGESTS THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MINIMAL AND BE FOCUSED NEAR
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
SURFACE...THE HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS KEPT THE EASTERN DOMAIN
RELATIVELY QUIET THE LAST FEW DAYS IS GRADUALLY PUSHING EASTWARD INTO
CANADA BY LATE FRIDAY. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING IS TRACKING
NORTHWARD AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE TO SIBERIA FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT. A QUICK MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY WELL SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING BY FRIDAY EVENING...AND ONSHORE NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY
SATURDAY MORNING. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND LOW WILL
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN
FRIDAY EVENING AND INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE IT STRETCHES ITSELF APART
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL BY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE TURNAGAIN ARM AS THE TWO LOWS CHANGE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ORIENTATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 138 155 160 165 170 171 172 176 180 185 410.
...STORMS 175 179 410.
TGD FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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