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Gale Warning 272, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 14, 2006

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 
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.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
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.  

$$

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.

&&

SEB
Local 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.

&&

SEB
Local 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.

&&

SEB
Local 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.

&&

SEB
Local 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.

&&

SEB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2006Every gale warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.