Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 196, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 25, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260059 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL THIS EVENING WITH A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPING 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 1001 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR YAKUTAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 50 NM WEST OF HOMER MON MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 979 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 261245 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR CHIGNIK ON MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AND MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 30 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270038 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW OVER DILLINGHAM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB MONDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA. THIS LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT MON NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 KTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270136 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 CORRECT ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW OVER DILLINGHAM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB MONDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA. THIS LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT MON NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 KTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUST DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271250 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AND MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MONDAY NIGHT. IT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.. .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KTS INCREASING TO NW WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280102 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES 400 NM WEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND TUESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 25, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE
TROUGH WORKING THROUGH THE MAINLAND TODAY. LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER
THE BERING SEA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE THE LOW MOVES OVER THE BROOKS
RANGE TONIGHT. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA
TO RACE ACROSS THE BERING SEA SUNDAY AND COMPLETELY KNOCK DOWN THE
RIDGE. THE WAVE DEVELOPS INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GULF BY MONDAY
MORNING. THIS CLOSED LOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. IN
THE MEANTIME...A CLOSED LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUESDAY
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH
ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BERING SEA INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GOOD CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT MAY
LEAD TO SOME FOG TONIGHT. LOW DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF TONIGHT AS WELL. THIS LOW WEAKENS THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. WITH
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE MAINLAND...STILL EXPECT SOME SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TOMORROW. LOW MOVING OUT OF THE
EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT TO CROSS INTO THE BARREN ISLAND AREA
MONDAY MORNING. THIS TO BRING QUITE STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST MONDAY
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. PRECIPITATION AROUND THIS LOW
TO MOST LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COASTAL
LOCATIONS. THE LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUESDAY.
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OUT OF NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS AS
WELL WHILE THE LOW IS IN THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE TO WORK INTO THE
AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND PUSH THE LOW SOUTH AND EAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WEST OF ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WITH A FRONT
MOVING THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA. FRONTAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING
TONIGHT TO DEVELOP INTO A LOW SUNDAY MORNING NEAR SAINT PAUL AND
QUICKLY PUSH INTO THE GULF MONDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS TO
ACCOMPANY THE LOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE TO
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. THIS CREATES A STRONG
GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY AND CONTINUES THE
GALE FORCE WINDS. MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL WORK ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. AS A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVES EVERYTHING
EAST...THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO EXTREME EASTERN BERING
AND ALONG THE WEST COAST. STRONG WINDS AT THE EDGE OF THE FRONT AS IT
WORKS ACROSS THE BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAIN LOW
MOVES INTO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 171 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 180 185
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 24, 3:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.