Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 268, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 12, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131256 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE MONDAY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT INCREASING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 140006 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1014 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF SAINT MATHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE MONDAY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN ALONG WEST COAST OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING WEST 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141304 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN ALONG WEST COAST OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 968 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141341 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 UPDATED ZONE 176. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN ALONG WEST COAST OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 968 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 440 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150001 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 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. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING ON WED. A 989 MB LOW ABOUT 700 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR AMCHITKA ISLAND WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 18 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 19 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 21 FT BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151251 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY EVENING MOVES TO 225 NM NORTH OF ADAK LATE FRIDAY MORNING AT 970 MB. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 18 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT 19 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 20 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT 20 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 18 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160004 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 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. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY EVENING MOVES TO 225 NM NORTH OF ADAK LATE FRIDAY MORNING AT 970 MB. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT TOWARD ADAK. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 12 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT EAST OF ATKA. GUSTS TO 65 KT WEST OF ATKA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 12, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN MAR 12 2006 .DISCUSSION... WE HAVE A HIGHER CONFIDENCE LEVEL IN THE GFS MODEL THAN THE ETA MODEL TODAY. UPPER AIR... THE 500 MB PATTERN CONTINUES TO BUILD A CLOSED LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA TODAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BE PUSHED SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA INTO THE EASTERN BERING. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN UNDER A COLD DRY FLOW FROM THE NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY. AT SURFACE... THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK AREA LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. THE MODERATE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY EVENING. THE OLD WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND, BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 173, 175, 176, 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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