Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 341, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 1, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020027 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO SE 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KTS OR LESS INCREASING TO NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 020201 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 CORRECTS SYNOPSIS AND AREA 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO SE 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KTS OR LESS INCREASING TO NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 500 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021142 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 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. PKZ197-030200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1014 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-030200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-030200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-030200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-030200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 022241 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 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. PKZ197-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 KTS BY MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD MORNING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-031400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS BY MORNING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-031400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-031400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-031400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 31, 11:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT APR 1 2006 .DISCUSSION... THE LOW THAT HAS BROUGHT PRECIP TO MUCH OF MAINLAND AK THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE SECONDARY LOW IT GENERATED OFF THE FRONT NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING TODAY AND PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO THE GULF SUN. A COUPLE OF WEAK SFC LOWS WILL IN THE NORTHERN GULF NEAR SEWARD ON SUN WILL ADD TO THE PRECIP THAT IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL. OUT WEST THE STRONG JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL KEEP MOST OF THE UPCOMING LOWS OVER OR TO THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND PRODUCE EASTERLY ZONAL FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. IN THE EAST..CAA WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE REGION TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN CHANGING PRECIP OVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. ANCHORAGE BOWL COULD SEE UP TO 2 INCHES BY THE END OF SUN. EXPECT IT TO MELT FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH A WARM UP BY MID WEEK. AREA OF CONCERN TODAY IS THE EASTERN KENAI..STILL EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND MORE TO COME ON SUN. PRECIP IN KODIAK SHOULD NOT BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS THE LOW DISSIPATES AND WINDS COME OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. IN THE WEST..THRE REMNANTS OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHING AGAINST THE ALEUTIAN MTNS..CAA..AND THE SFC SW FLOW SET UP A CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER ILIAMNA YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT BRINGING ABOUT 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA. FOR THIS MORNING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO LATE SUN NIGHT BEFORE MORE PRECIP MOVES IN WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM. HOWEVER LOOKS LIKE WITH SOME STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THE NEXT BATCH WILL BE RAIN ON MON. LOWS MOVING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS WILL BRING GALES AND RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RNW APR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 59 hr |
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