Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 289, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 20, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 20, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 211301 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS WED AFTERNOON INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A 995 MB CENTER 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211414 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 CORRECTED FOR AREAS 121 AND 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS WED AFTERNOON INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A 995 MB CENTER 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211554 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 AMENDED AREA 130 AND 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS WED AFTERNOON INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A 995 MB CENTER 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN KAMISHAK BAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 645 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220050 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 575 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 992 MB WED MORNING. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 240 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 20, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS ARE DOMINATED BY A LARGE CUT-OFF LOW OVER ALASKA THIS
MORNING AND RIDGES OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND KAMCHATKA...AND THE
CANADIAN ROCKIES. AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY IS
EXTENDING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND INTO THE GULF...AND HIGH PRESSURE LIES
OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN THIS MORNING. THE BRISTOL BAY LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF LATER TODAY AND THEN DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE
NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH WED. THE BERING RIDGE MOVES TO WESTERN ALASKA
BY WED. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A LOW WEST OF KAMCHATKA MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND STALLS TUE BEFORE REACHING THE PRIBILOFS.
A LOW ON THIS FRONT DEVELOPS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE MORNING AND
RACES NORTH ALONG 180...REACHING EASTERN RUSSIA THU.
IN THE EAST...SNOW WILL LINGER OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AS THE BRISTOL BAY
LOW COMPLETES ITS CROSSING OF THE AKPEN LATER TODAY. WRAPAROUND
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF
THE INLAND AREAS UNTIL THE LOW MOVES FURTHER SOUTH LATER ON TUE.
ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD KEEP PLENTY OF SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. ALTHOUGH SOME IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
CHUGACH INTO THE COPPER RIVER...FLOW EARLY TODAY IS SUFFICIENTLY
PERPENDICULAR TO THE MOUNTAINS TO INITIALLY DOWNSLOPE PORTIONS OF THE
BASIN. THIS WILL CHANGE TONIGHT AS FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHEAST...
ALLOWING MOISTURE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS. BY LATER TUE THE LOW WILL
HAVE PULLED ITS MOISTURE OFFSHORE WITH INCREASINGLY DRY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
IN THE WEST...PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY SPOTTY AS THE LOW EXITS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN AREA OF
SNOW WILL BE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD FROM THE NORTHWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND REACH
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WED.
FOR THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ADAK WILL
KEEP NORTHWEST FLOW AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
EASTERN ISLANDS AND PRIBILOFS TODAY. THESE WILL DIMINISH AS THE HIGH
MOVES EAST...WITH SHOWERS ENDING TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST WILL BRING GALES AND RAIN ON SOUTH FLOW TO THE WESTERN
ISLANDS TODAY AND SMALL CRAFT AND RAIN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT THROUGH WED.
IN THE EXTENDED...THE EAST WILL BE GENERALLY DRY WITH SOME CLOUDS
WRAPPING AROUND THE GULF LOW REACHING THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
NEARBY PORTIONS OF THE CHUGACH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BE UNDER DRY NORTH FLOW THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD. THE
FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT AS IT
REACHES THE PRIBILOFS. A LOW WILL MOVE NORTH NEAR ATKA THU AND BRING
A FRONT WITH SMALL CRAFT AND SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN ISLANDS AND
AKPEN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. YET ANOTHER FRONT WITH SNOW AND
RAIN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING FOR THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 185
GALES 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS MAR 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Mar 21, 12:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.