Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 264, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 10, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110102 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 35 KT IN KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. NORTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH AND 2 FT NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. NE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 2 FT NORTH OF CLAM GULCH BUILDING TO 7 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 111225 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN SUNDAY NIGHT AS 996 MB. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS BARRENS ISLANDS AND WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120008 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPING 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120241 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPING 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 540 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121247 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 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. PKZ197-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 57N 151W MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT AS 1010 MB. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TODAY...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT . SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 10, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI MAR 10 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODEL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH MOST OF THE
DIFFERENCE SOUTH OF OUR AREA BY SATURDAY. GENERALLY WENT WITH THE
GFS FOR MOST AREAS BUT LEANED A LITTLE TO THE ETA OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS NOW CENTERED OVER THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL INTERIOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY WITH UPPER JET MOVING ALONG THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND THROUGH
SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA TODAY AND THOUGH PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND TONIGHT. A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL
CONTINUING DEEPENING AND CENTERAL BERING BY SUNDAY.
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL GULF COAST FROM THE
LOW MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA ALONG WITH THE COLD AIR MASS OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR HAS SET
UP FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST TODAY AND WARNING
LEVEL WINDS FOR THE VALDEZ ZONE AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
A 980 MB LOW WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CONTINUE TO DEEPEN INTO THE 970S BY
SATURDAY AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BERING AREA AROUND
THIS LOW BEFORE IT START TO WEAKEN SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181 185.
MARINE...STORMS 155 170 180 179.
GALES 120 121 129 138 150 160 165 171 172 175 176.
MAR 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 9:25 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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