Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 244, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 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
- Mar 5, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 061302 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW JUST S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A GALE FORCE LOW 993 MB 300 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY EARLY TUE WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SPENCER AT 986 MB EARLY WED. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF CAPE CLEARE NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT OFF HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. NW GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. NW GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 061611 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 AMENDED AREAS 120 129 140 141 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW JUST S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A GALE FORCE LOW 993 MB 300 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY EARLY TUE WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SPENCER AT 986 MB EARLY WED. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 710 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 710 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. NW GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. NW GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 710 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 710 AM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070040 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070118 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 415 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070146 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 415 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070942 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 UPDATED SYNOPSIS AND ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AUGUSTINE VOLCANO IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 996 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 415 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1245 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1245 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 6 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071246 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB STORM FORCE LOW 150 NM SE OF SITKINAK THIS MORNING WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SPENCER AT 972 MB EARLY THU EVENING. THIS LOW CENTER WILL THEN MOVE SE ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST WEAKENING TO AROUND 997 MB OFF DIXON ENTRANCE EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGEST WIND W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONG GUSTS ON THE WEST SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 5, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN MAR 5 2006 .DISCUSSION... LONG WAVE PATTERN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND THE LONG RANGE MODELS ARE STIL TRYING TO GET A HANDLE. IN THE SHORT TERM THE DOMINATING REX BLOCK CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN OVER EASTER EUROPE. BUT GFS NOW SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A DOMINANT 2 WAVE WITH ONE WAVE ANCHORED NEAR THE DATELINE. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO THE 3 TO 4 WAVE SIGNALED YESTERDAY. 2 WAVE IS A VERY UNSTABLE PATTERN AND I REMAIN SKEPTICAL. I PREFER THE MORE STABLE 3 TO 4 WAVE PATTERN FROM PREVIOUS RUNS UNTIL THE GFS DEMONSTRATES THIS UNSTABLE SOLUTION IS CORRECT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I AM LEANING TOWARD THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER ALASKA. IN THE SHORT TERM THE BERING SEA LOW HAS LIFTED AND FILLED ABOUT AS THOUGHT. NORTHWEST DOMINATES THE ENTIRE WEST IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. SATELLITE IMAGERY SUBSTANTIATES THE CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OVER THE COMING 12 TO 18 HOURS. LACK OF STRONG COLD ADVECTION ALSO EVIDENT. THIS IS FURTHER MITIGATED WITH THE MEAN SURFACE WIND VECTOR RELATIVELY PARALLEL TO THE ICE EDGE. HOWEVER SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE RIDGE SETTLES IN MONDAY MORNING. LOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. LATEST LAPS ANALYSIS JIBES WITH MESO DATA SETS AND CHANNEL 3 SATELLITE DATA. SNOW CONTINUES ALONG SOUTHERN HALF OF KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS SUFFICIENTLY COLD ENOUGH SUCH THAT RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW ONLY AT THE GULF FACING COASTAL STATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE COLD ADVECTION BEGINS. SNOW STILL EXPECTED TO MAKE IT AS FAR NORTH AS THE ANCHORAGE AREA OVERNIGHT. LOW SHOULD MOVE INTO THE SOUND MONDAY AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL CUT OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 132 160 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CAS MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 6, 2:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 min | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC |
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