Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 305, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 30, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 30, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310023 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL GIVE WAY TO A 989 MB LOW THAT WILL MOVE TO 382 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT INCREASING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT WEST WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311241 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 997 MB FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311656 AAA CWFAER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 UPDATE FOR ZONES 120 132 138 AND 141 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 997 MB FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE SOUTHEAST WIND 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST SW WIND 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF DANGEROUS CAPE NORTH WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 312301 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... THE 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 540 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND FOG. .SUN...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 30, 7:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 7:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1205 PM AST THU MAR 30 2006 .DISCUSSION...FAIRLY STRONG LOW OFF THE YUKON DELTA COAST MOVING NORTHWARD TO ST LAWRENCE THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING HAS SPREAD LIGHT SNOW WELL INLAND WITH ECHOES SHOWING UP ON THE KENAI RADAR OVER WESTERN COOK INLET. BIG RIVER LAKES REPORTING VERY LIGHT SNOW. THERE IS A NARROW AREA OF STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT..WITH GUST TO 70 MPH OBSERVED AT CAPE NEWENHAM THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR WIND SPEEDS IN THE 20 GUST 35 MPH RANGE WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 50 MPH IN MORE EXPOSED AREAS..OR CHANNELED AREAS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY TONIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES COMING ABOVE FREEZING BLOWING SNOW WILL NOT BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM AND IN THE AREAS THAT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING NOT ENOUGH SNOW WILL FALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TOO MUCH. SO WE HAVE CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ZONE 155. EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT IS PRETTY SLOW WITH THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE YUKON FRI MORNING. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD BEGIN SOUTH KENAI PEN BY LATE AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DEVELOP OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRI AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KENAI PEN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. AGAIN AS TEMPERATURES GO ABOVE FREEZING BLOWING SNOW WONT BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY..EXCEPT AREAS EITHER SIDE OF TURNAGAIN PASS. COLDER AIR FROM THE BERING WILL CHANGE ANY RAIN OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT WITH BREEZY..SHOWERY CONDITIONS PERSISTING OUT IN THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHUT THE SHOWERS OFF AND DIMINISH THE WINDS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY ON FRI AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AT ADAK AND ATKA BY AFTERNOON BUT THE PRIBILOFS..EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL STAY IN A CHILLY..WINDY AND SNOWY PATTERN PROBABLY THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. A NEW LOW WILL FORM ON KODIAK ISLAND MID MORNING FRIDAY AND DRIFT EASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS FEATURE AND BRING SNOW LEVELS BACK DOWN TO SEA LEVEL FOR MOST OF THE KODIAK ZONE. THE AIRMASS DRIES OUT QUITE RAPIDLY AS WELL SO ANY SNOWFALL THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE QUITE LIGHT. LATE SATURDAY ANOTHER FRONT WILL SWING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR GALES THERE..WHICH THEN MOVE TO THE FOX ISLANDS SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAKE FOR A SUNNY DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS KODIAK ISLAND..BRISTOL BAY AND MUCH OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A WEAK LOW AND UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW TO MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE AREAS 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. PERCY MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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