Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 191, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 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 23, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 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 240004 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTON SOUND THU NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241213 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241552 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 UPDATED ZONES 172 AND 175 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. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 650 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT WEST OF ATKA THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 650 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250004 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SAT AFTERNOON WITH A 1018 MB LOW DEVELOPING SUN MORNING 125 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 1011 MB. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250041 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SAT AFTERNOON WITH A 1018 MB LOW DEVELOPING SUN MORNING 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 1011 MB. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250523 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 UPDATED ZONE 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SAT AFTERNOON WITH A 1018 MB LOW DEVELOPING SUN MORNING 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 1011 MB. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 825 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251203 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 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. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SUNDAY AND A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR DILLINGHAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST AGAIN ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 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 23, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU FEB 23 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...LOW CROSSING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE GULF
THIS EVENING WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BERING SEA. THE LOW
CONTINUES TO DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO 40N SUNDAY. RIDGE GETS
KNOCKED DOWN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A LOW WORKS THROUGH EASTERN
RUSSIA. A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES OUT OF EAST ASIA AND DIGS
TROUGH OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN SUNDAY. THIS WAVE CARRIES INTO THE
GULF MONDAY AND PULLS LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA OVER THE BROOKS RANGE
MONDAY.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH LOW CLOUDS
ALONG THE MOUNTAINS STILL PRODUCING SNOW IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. WINDS
MODERATE FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA EAST WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO COOK
INLET. STRONG JET WITH THE LOW WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
PUSHING A FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TO THE WEST COAST
TONIGHT. FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST AS THE FLOW IS
MORE ALONG THE FRONT THAN NORMAL TO IT. STRONGER FRONT TO ARRIVE
ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI
PENINSULA. STRONG FRONT ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BRING GALE
FORCE WINDS AND GOOD AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE TO
REMAIN OVER MUCH OF THE CHAIN DURING THIS TIME. THE FRONT TO QUICKLY
MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA SATURDAY. THE LOW TO MOVE INTO THE
KOTZEBUE SOUND SATURDAY NIGHT. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE OUT OF
EASTERN ASIA SATURDAY AND FORM INTO A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA. AS THIS WAVE DEVELOPS...NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE
AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL FOLLOW. THIS LOW TO DEEPEN OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SUNDAY AND DROP INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY WITH GALE
FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUING. IN THE
MEANTIME...ANOTHER FRONT WORKS INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN MONDAY
EVENING WITH THE LOW CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. ONCE
AGAIN GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM AS A STRONG JET
SUPPORT IS PRESENT.
SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...WEAK LOW OVER COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON TO
DROP INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA BY TOMORROW
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TOMORROW. MAY SEE SOME AREAS OF
FOG TONIGHT IF ENOUGH CLOUDS CLEAR ALONG THE INLET. A STRONG FRONT TO
HIT THE WEST COAST TOMORROW EVENING AND CROSS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
SATURDAY. GOOD AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
ADVISORY AMOUNTS. MODERATE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST GAPS. THE FRONT LEAVES THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH A LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY MORNING. WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA...WILL SEE CONTINUE UNSETTLED
WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. A LOW IN THE EASTERN
BERING SEA SUNDAY TO MOVE INTO THE GULF MONDAY BRINGING AN INCREASE
IN PRECIPITATION ONCE AGAIN BUT MAINLY ALONG THE COASTAL LOCATIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT 155
MARINE...GALE 130 132 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr |
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