Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 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 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 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 201224 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 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. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1024 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1018 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA LATE MON NIGHT. BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202356 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE WEST MON NIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TUE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W 20 KT WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN FEB 19 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY. UPPER AIR PATTERN...AN AREA OF 500 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL KEEP THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA MAINLY IN A WESTERLY FLOW. A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA MONDAY AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE STATE MONDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH THE TROUGH. A WEAK UPPER VORT MAX OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK RIDGE WILL BEHIND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY MONDAY. A WEAK FRONT WAVE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING THEN TURN EAST AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MONDAY AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE MARINE FORECASTS. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM FEB 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 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.