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Gale Warning 206, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281239 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 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. PKZ199-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST COAST ON WEDNESDAY. A 986 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 40 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AND MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 010018 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO THE GULF OF ANADYR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY ON WEDNESDAY. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPS 500 NM WEST OF ATTU THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011224 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 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. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA BY THU MORNING AS IT PUSHES A STRONG FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND BRISTOL BAY. A 998 MB LOW FORMING NEAR SAND POINT THU MORNING WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA IT STRENGTHENS TO 993 MB BY FRI MORNING. A 988 MB LOW OFF OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA THU MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 977 MB AND MOVES TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU FRI MORNING AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 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 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006 .DISCUSSION... MAJOR WEATHER MAKER IN THE REGION IS THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW. GFS AS PER USUAL A FEW MILLIBARS DEEPER THAN NAM AS THIS STORM SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ALREADY INCREASING OVER KODIAK TODAY. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...THEN DISSIPATING. COOL AIR OVER SOUTHWEST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MODERATING WEDNESDAY AND AS WEATHER FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE BERING SEA. COOL AIR REMAINING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...GFS INDICATES WEAKENING FRONT MOVING OVER COOK INLET FRIDAY MORNING. NEXT SYSTEM IN THE WEST MOVES FROM KAMCHATKA NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR ON WEDNESDAY. FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY RADIATES FROM THIS SYSTEM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SEE AFTERNOON PACKAGE MARINE...SEE AFTERNOON PACKAGE FIRE WEATHER...NONE *** FEB 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 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.