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Gale Warning 346, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 031114
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 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.

PKZ199-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE BY MON
AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE 
TO 100 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS 
IT MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER 
FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-040200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-040200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-040200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-040200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS
18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-040200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-040200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 032307
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 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.

PKZ199-041400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB
320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
MOVE TO NEAR SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-041400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.  
.THU...E WIND 25 KT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-041400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
STRONGEST EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 18 FT EAST OF ADAK...SEAS DIMINISHING TO
10 FT WEST OF ADAK. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-041400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 040009 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
408 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 160

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.

PKZ199-041400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB
320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
MOVE TO NEAR SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-041400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT.  
.THU...E WIND 25 KT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-041400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
STRONGEST EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 18 FT EAST OF ADAK...SEAS DIMINISHING TO
10 FT WEST OF ADAK. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-041400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041146
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK
TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE PACIFIC. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE
NIGHT AND PROGRESS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA WEDNESDAY. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 120 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-050200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-050200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 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 Apr 2, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN APR 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE A VERY SIMILAR THROUGH MONDAY MORNING THEN ETA
ADVANCES THE ALEUTIAN LOW A LITTLE FASTER INTO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY
EVENING WHILE THE GFS HOLDS THE MAIN CENTER NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AND
DEVELOPS A SECOND LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY. I CURRENTLY FAVOR THE GFS
SOLUTION BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE ETA MODEL.

UPPER AIR...THE UPPER RIDGE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
EAST JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY. AN UPPER LOW OVER
KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE TO NEAR PRUDHOE BAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY EVENING THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
TUESDAY NIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK ARCTIC FRONT MOVING ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL MOVE OFF INTO WESTERN CANADA
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. SKY SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN LATE TONIGHT.

A MODERATE LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF ATKA THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE
TO 80 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN DROP
SOUTHEAST AND WILL DISSIPATE 300 MILE SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUESDAY
EVENING. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER BRISTOL BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG WARM FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL MOVE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA AND THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY EVENING WHERE IT WILL BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER...
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND WILL CHANGE TO
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN WILL BECOME SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON.

RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND WILL CHANGE TO
MOSTLY SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE SOUTH KENAI PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL
SPREAD INTO PRINCE WILLIAMS SOUND AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY MONDAY
MORNING.

GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130, 132, 138, 155, 165, 170, 171, 172, 179, 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM APR 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 6:55 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC64 hr
Apr 2, 6:55 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC16 hr
Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 3, 11:08 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.