Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 208, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2006, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 28, 2006, 12:00 PM AKST (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010155 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 AMENDED 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THURSDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND. A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 994 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 500 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010709 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THURSDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND. A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 994 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1015 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010732 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THURSDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND. A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 994 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 1030 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1015 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 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. PKZ197-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING 996 MB LOW NEAR 400 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE SOUTHWEST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BY WED EVENING AS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE GULF. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR SAND POINT THU MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 1 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 28, 12:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 12:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST TUE FEB 28 2006 .DISCUSSION... 984 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA ON TRACK TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TO WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT. LOW OFF OF KAMCHATKA PROG TO MOVE INTO GULF OF ANADYR ON THURSDAY. STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL BERING THIS EVENING AND INTO WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM WESTERN CAPES NORTHWARD ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS INDICATING SECONDARY LOW FORMING OVER BRISTOL BAY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS 500 MB TROUGH DIGS TO THE SOUTHEAST...SEEMS REASONABLE AS COLD AIR MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST FROM THE BERING SEA. GFS MODEL SEEMS TO HANDLE THESE SYSTEM IN A REALISTIC FASHION. .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 | 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 |
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