Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 303, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 28, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 28, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 291236 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 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. PKZ199-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1000 MB LOW 220 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AT 978 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS INCREASING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 292355 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WED NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE TO 35 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING EAST 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING EAST OF ATKA... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING EAST OF ATKA BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300106 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 UPDATED FOR AREAS 170, 171 AND 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. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WED NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE TO 35 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING EAST 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 410 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 410 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING EAST OF ATKA... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING EAST OF ATKA BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 410 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301236 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NEAR GAMBELL AT 989 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 310304 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 CORRECTED FOR HEADLINES. 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. PKZ199-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW ABOUT 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBLE WILL MOVE TO NEAR GAMBLE AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N 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 28, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 29 2006 .DISCUSSION... QUIET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EASTERN DOMAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. WEAK TROUGH OVER THE GULF WILL BE PUSHED OUT TONIGHT BY A WEAK RIDGE BEFORE A NEW LOW DEVELOPS NEAR AKHIOK ON THE TAIL END OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING DOWN FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. UPPER LEVEL JET CROSSING OVER ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO BRING A NUMBER OF LOWS INTO THE BERING THIS WEEK. AS THE JET TRAVELS SOUTH OF THE GULF THIS IS KEEPING SYSTEMS FROM ENTERING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH FRI. IN THE EAST..MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM IS SOME LOW TO MID LEVEL STRATUS THAT WILL HANG AROUND THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM PALMER TO KENAI. WILL NEED TO WATCH THE SYSTEM THAT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS WEEK AS THE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR KODIAK MOVES NORTH AND BRINGS SOME PRECIP INTO SOUTHCENTRAL BY LATE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THE WEST..A LOW NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO CROSS THE ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR ATKA AND MOVE UP THE WESTERN COAST NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. GFS HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENING THE LOW BUT IT IS THE OUTLIER ON STRENGTH. MODELS HAVE BEEN IN AGREEMENT ON POSITIONING. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE Y-K DELTA WITH THIS SYSTEM BY THURSDAY. EXPECT CONTINUED PRECIP FROM PRIBILOFS EAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI. FOR THIS MORNING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE AK PENN AS AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXITS THE AREA. STRATUS AND FOG WILL LINGER NEAR BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THE MORNING. EXPECT RAIN AND WIND TO INCREASE ALONG THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH THE APPROACHING LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 132 150 155 160 165 180 170 171 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RNW MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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