Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031226 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 973 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WITH A PRESSURE OF 969 MB. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 040104 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL BE ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WITH A PRESSURE OF 969 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 977 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...OTHERWISE NE 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041226 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 984 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 967 MB 1200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT THIS MORNING DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050036 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE 650 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU MORNING. A INTENSE 972 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB 120 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLANDS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 4 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051237 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK FRIDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 991 MB SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR OUTLET OF NORTHERN BAYS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR OUTLET OF NORTHERN BAYS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT AND SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jan 2, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST MON JAN 2 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL...CURRENTLY...A BROAD LOW OVER THE EASTERN/WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER
EASTERN ALASKA. A STRONG JET IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW
SOUTH OF THE GULF AND WILL WEAKEN INTO TUESDAY WHEN IT PUSHES TO THE
WEST COAST OF THE MAINLAND U.S. AND THE MEAN RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES.
IN ADDITION...A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO BUCKLE
JET OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH A RIDGE. IN RETURN...A TROUGH WILL
DIG NEAR 160W TUESDAY WITH A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
OF ALASKA COAST. THIS PATTERN TO REMAIN INTO THURSDAY. ONLY
DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE RIDGE AND LOW THROUGH
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AS THESE TWO FEATURES MOVE EAST...THE CLOSED LOW
IN THE GULF WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST FRIDAY. THIS MOVEMENT IS AIDED
BY A SHORT WAVE ALONG THE JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW RIDING INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY...A GENERAL TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA INTO THE WESTERN GULF.
SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS
KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW SHOWERS FROM KODIAK TO
KENAI. THIS WILL EXIT THE REGION A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING LEAVING
MOST PRECIPITATION CONCENTRATED ALONG THE COAST. THIS IS DUE TO THE
CONTINUED SOUTHEAST FLOW FROM THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL OVER THE EASTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS LOW TO WEAKEN TUESDAY. REMNANTS FROM
THE LOW IN THE PANHANDLE TO BRING MORE MOISTURE TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF BUILDS RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW TO REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF
WITH MOISTURE CIRCLING THE GULF AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR
COASTAL LOCATIONS. GALE FORCE WINDS TO REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE GULF.
STRONG JET TO ROUND THIS LOW WEDNESDAY AND DEVELOP A STRONG LOW TO
THE EAST WHICH WILL IMPINGE ON THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS. THIS WILL ALSO PUSH A FRONTAL WAVE
FROM THE DISSIPATING FIRST LOW NORTH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE PREVALENT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY
AS A RESULT. THE FIRST LOW DISSIPATES AT THIS TIME AS THE LOW MOVING
NORTH ALONG THE PANHANDLE DOMINATES THE WEATHER BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
THIS LOW TO PUSH INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE FRIDAY WITH LITTLE SHOWER
ACTIVITY PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES INTO
THE GULF. THE RIDGE IS A RESULT OF A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING TO THE
ALASKA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL BRING A FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...WEAKENING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. UPPER LEVEL LOW ROTATING ACROSS THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO WEAKEN AS WELL. SURFACE
REFLECTION OF UPPER LEVEL LOW TO BECOME MINIMAL BY TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...WITH A RIDGE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN THIS EVENING
AND TOMORROW...THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NEAR WEST ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WILL TIGHTEN AND CREATE GALE FORCE WINDS AND STRONG GUSTS
THROUGH GAPS IN TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL LESSEN DURING THE AFTERNOON
TUESDAY AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES WITH THE WEAKENING SURFACE LOW. BY
TUESDAY EVENING...A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN
FROM A STRONG LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL BRING STORM
FORCE WINDS TO THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SWINGS NORTH BECAUSE IT LOSES JET SUPPORT.
HIGH PRESSURE TO WORK ACROSS THE BERING SEA AS THE FRONT MOVES FROM
THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A JET MAX
MOVING UNDERNEATH THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO DEVELOP A LOW
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SECONDARY
LOW TO MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. GALE FORCE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THIS SECOND LOW
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ENCIRCLING THE PARENT LOW THROUGH THE TIME
PERIOD. IN OTHER WORDS...UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE ENTIRE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185
GALE 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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