Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2006, 5:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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
- Mar 2, 2006, 5:30 PM AKST (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030734 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW OVER KING SALMON MOVES TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BARREN ISLANDS AND EAST...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031246 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY EVENING. A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF ON SATURDAY AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031559 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 UPDATED AREA 120 130 138 140 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY EVENING. A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF ON SATURDAY AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 650 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 650 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040013 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 3 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Mar 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 17 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 17 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST THU MAR 02 2006
.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MAJOR FEATURE BEING LARGE COLD FRONTAL BAND
STRETCHING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA THAT STEMS FROM WEAKENING
SURFACE LOW IN THE ANADYR GULF. SURFACE OBS INDICATE THAT WINDS ALONG
THE SOUTHWEST AK COAST HAVE SUBSIDED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHILE
THE FRONT HAS YET TO MAKE IT THROUGH BETHEL...WHERE WINDS ARE STILL
SOUTH WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE. THE STANDATD COLD AIR STRATOCU
ARE BEING OBSERVED BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE BERING SEA WITH SNOW
SHOWERS EMBEDDED IN THE WEST NORTHWEST FLOW. HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT HAVE SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO STAY A FEW DEGREES WARMER OVERNIGHT THAN THE PREVIOUS
NIGHT.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE PRIMARY FEATURE IS THE ANCHOR LOW CENTERED
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA/ANADYR GULF WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. TO THE EAST A RIDGE
EXTENDS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE
TO THE ARCTIC.
UPPER LEVEL...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SPLIT FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPS IN THE UPPER LEVELS AROUND RIDGING IN
NORTHERN CANADA. THE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING DIGS SOUTH TODAY
BEFORE THE MAIN ENERGY BREAKS AWAY FROM THE ANCHOR LOW IN THE
NORTHWEST BERING AND IS SHUNTED SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM AK BY THE
250MB JET ON FRI. THE REMAINING TROUGH STILL ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR
LOW ROTATES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK SAT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM. THIS UPPER LOW MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA
ON FRI BEFORE MOVING ASHORE OVER SOUTHWEST AK ON SAT EVENING AND
WEAKENING AS JET SUPPORT IS LOST. THE UPPER LOW ELONGATES OUT INTO A
NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY AS AN UPPER
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
SURFACE...SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER AKPEN BY THIS EVENING AND MOVES
SOUTH WITH THE UPPER LOW AS IT DEPARTS AK WITH THE JET STREAM. WITH
MOST OF THE ENERGY BEING SITUATED WELL SOUTH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK...IT
APPEARS THAT THE MAIN PRECIP POTENTIAL WILL BE FLURRIES IN THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL/MATSU VALLEY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WRAPAROUND MOISTURE
AROUND THE SURFACE LOW. THE KENAI AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
ZONES HAVE A BETTER SHOT AT RECEIVING SNOW AS THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE
LOW AS WELL AS ONSHORE RETURN FLOW AND LIMITED OVERUNNING. THE NEXT
BIG WEATHER MAKER IS THE WARM FRONTAL BAND THAT PUSHES ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY AND INTO FRI AS A LARGE
DEVELOPING LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. LOOK FOR STORM FORCE
WINDS TO MOVE ACROSS THE BERING ON FRI IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION
BEHIND THE LOW. LOOK FOR PRECIP TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THIS LOW MAKES LANDFALL OVER SOUTHWEST AK
SAT NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 150 155 170 172 175 179 185
STORM 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
WOOD FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 1:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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