Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170008 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 310 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STROM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 170053 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 CORRECTED AREA 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 310 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170207 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 UPDATED ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AS A 975 MB LOW FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AS A 992 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 310 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AS A 985 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 510 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171256 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ADAK FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 991 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A 993 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING MOVES 300 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180027 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 225 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 115 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 988 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180119 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 225 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 115 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 988 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181253 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 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. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 993 MB AND MERGES WITH A DEVELOPING LOW TO THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING. A 987 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE SATURDAY MORNING MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER DILLINGHAM SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 16, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST THU MAR 16 2006 .DISCUSSION... LOW OUT WEST IS OF COURSE THE MAJOR WEATHER GENERATOR FOR THE STATE TODAY. GFS AND ETA IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES JUST NORTH OF PRIBILOFS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, MODELS ARE IN VAST DISAGREEMENT ON DEVELOPING SYSTEM FURTHER TO THE WEST. GFS IS FASTER AND NOT AS STRONG AS ETA AND UK MET. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN FORECASTERS...LOOKS LIKE BERING SEA FORECAST WILL REFLECT A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE OUT PAST 42 HOURS IN THIS REGION. NOT MUCH CHANGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY. FRONT AND DEVELOPING LOW MOVE INTO WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY MORNING. CHANCE FOR SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON POSITION BUT GFS MUCH DEEPER...LEANING A BIT HEAVER TOWARDS GFS SINCE TROUGH AT 500 MB IS SIGNIFCANT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SEE PACKAGE MARINE...SEE PACKAGE FIRE WEATHER...NONE *** MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 70 min | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 12:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 16, 12:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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