Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 265, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111339 RRA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 120005 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 370 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE 260 NM WEST OF GAMBELL MON AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121256 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 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. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE 250 NM WEST OF GAMBELL MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 122356 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI MAR 10 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THOUGH IT APPEARS THE ETA MAY HAVE
A BETTER SOLUTION OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS.
BOTH ETA AND GFS BRINGS THE STRONG WINDS INTO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA A LITTLE TOO FAST BUT WE EXPECT THE WINDS TO
COME UP THIS AFTERNOON.
UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT EAST INTO CENTRAL
INTERIOR SATURDAY THEN WILL FORM A CLOSED UPPER HIGH OVER NORTHWEST
ALASKA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP THE STORM SYSTEMS
OVER THE BERING SEA AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE 300 MB JET OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL MOVE
THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
TONIGHT. STRONG GAP WINDS IN THE SOUND AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE JET PASSES.
AT SURFACE...
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT INTO
NORTHWEST CANADA SUNDAY AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH MONDAY. A LARGE
LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
SATURDAY THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO THROUGH
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER
BRISTOL BAY AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST SATURDAY AS IT RUNS
INTO THE UPPER RIDGE AND WILL STALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY
NIGHT.
WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL CONTINUE INTENSIFY THROUGH
THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CREATE
BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
MILE AT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TO LESS THEN A QUARTER MILE TONIGHT.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR OVER THE NEXT THEE DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 131, 135, 181 AND 185.
MARINE...STORM 179, 180 AND 185.
GALE AREAS 138, 150, 160, 165, 172, 175, 176,
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 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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