Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 260, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091247 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 55 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 966 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 091312 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 55 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 966 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100055 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 340 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A 998 MB LOW 1000 NM SOUTH OF CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 966 MB 230 NM NORTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...EXCEPT S WIND 15 KT EAST OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO E 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 9 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 8, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED MAR 8 2006
.DISCUSSION...BIG ISSUE TODAY REVOLVES AROUND THE 965 MB LOW
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THIS LOW HAS
COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA. POSITIVE VORTICITY AT 500 MB OVER
KODIAK ISLAND HAS ALSO EXACERBATED THE SITUATION THERE. MEASURED
WINDS AT THE KODIAK HARBOR HAVE BROKEN 100 MPH TODAY. WINDS SHOULD
EASE UP A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT BUT PROBABLY WILL NOT DIMINISH UNDER
HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
THE VALDEZ AREA AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA ARE ALSO AREAS OF CONCERN
THAT HAVE PROMPTED HIGH WIND WARNINGS. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO PICK UP
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON FOR VALDEZ.
SEE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
THE LOW IS MOVING TO THE EAST AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE OVERALL PICTURE HAS STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY FOR MOST OF THE AREA ALONG
AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
A SERIES OF LOWS ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA BEGINNING TONIGHT
WILL BRING GALE AND SOME STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. WINDS WILL STRETCH EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND BRISTOL BAY COAST BY SATURDAY.
MODEL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND SEEM TO BE HANDLING THE LOW NEAR
YAKUTAT WELL. NO MAJOR CONCERN WITH THEM IN THE SHORT TERM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135 171.
MARINE...GALES AND STORMS GULF COAST THROUGH ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 132 138 140 141 150 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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