Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 271, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150006 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 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. PKZ197-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150031 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 AMENDED AREA 120. CORRECTED AREA 130 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. PKZ197-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150132 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 CORRECTED AREA 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151152 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 14, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006 .DISCUSSION... PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING...HOWEVER CHANNELED WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT GENERALLY BELOW WARNING OR ADVISORY CRITERIA. TEMPERATURES REMAINING COOL OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY AND TRACKS NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY AND THEN EAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. GFS LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON IT. LOOKS LIKE SYSTEM BECOMES OCCLUDED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES EAST OF SHEMYA. SPIN UP OF SECONDARY LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ON FRIDAY SEEMS REASONABLE AS FORCED BY UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SEE MORNING PACKAGE MARINE...SEE MORNING PACKAGE FIRE WEATHER...NONE *** MAR 06
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 14, 5:06 AM AKST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1006 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 M73 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WIND GUST AT VALDEZ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
&&
SEBLocal storm report, Mar 14, 5:09 AM AKST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1009 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 M77 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WINDGUST AT VALDEZ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
&&
SEBLocal storm report, Mar 14, 5:59 AM AKST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1059 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1054 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 M82 MPH AK AWOS
WIND GUST RECORDED AT VALDEZ AIRPORT.
&&
SEBLocal storm report, Mar 14, 5:59 AM AKST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1059 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1036 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 M82 MPH AK AWOS
WIND GUST RECORDED AT VALDEZ AIRPORT.
&&
SEBLocal storm report, Mar 14, 6:23 AM AKST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1123 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 M100 MPH AK SHIP
WIND GUST REPORTED BY AURORA - AN ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY
FERRY COMING INTO THE PIER.
1054 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 M82 MPH AK AWOS
WIND GUST RECORDED AT VALDEZ AIRPORT.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
03/14/2006 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
DAMAGE REPORTED TO BOATS IN DRY DOCK IN THE VALDEZ BOAT
HARBOR.
&&
SEBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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