Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 355, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 8, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 8, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 082301 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 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. PKZ199-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL SPLIT INTO TWO LOW CENTERS TONIGHT. ONE WILL MOVE TO 500 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 991 MB WHILE THE OTHER MOVES NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 991 MB AS WELL. THE 991 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 998 MB AND MOVES NEAR NOME BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPS 125 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AS WELL. THE OTHER 991 MB LOW WEAKENS AND COMBINES WITH THIS LOW 275 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUNDAY NIGHT AT 1000 MB AND WEAKENS TO 1004 MB BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-091400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-091400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-091400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-091400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-091400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 090123 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 CORRECTED AREA 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL SPLIT INTO TWO LOW CENTERS TONIGHT. ONE WILL MOVE TO 500 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 991 MB WHILE THE OTHER MOVES NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 991 MB AS WELL. THE 991 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 998 MB AND MOVES NEAR NOME BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPS 125 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AS WELL. THE OTHER 991 MB LOW WEAKENS AND COMBINES WITH THIS LOW 275 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUNDAY NIGHT AT 1000 MB AND WEAKENS TO 1004 MB BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-091400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-091400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-091400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-091400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 520 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS4 FT. $$ PKZ179-091400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091156 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 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. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY TONIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 365 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AND BE ABSORBED TONIGHT BY ANOTHER LOW. THE SECOND LOW AT 993 MB NEAR 55 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 450 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AND THE NEW COMBINED LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AS IT DRIFTS EAST MONDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 8, 9:30 AM AKDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 9:30 AM AKDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 230 PM ADT SAT APR 8 2006 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS...DOMINANT FEATURE IS THE LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS IN THE EASTERN BERING AND WILL SLOWLY WORK INLAND OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND WEAKEN. A COUPLE SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL WORK UNDERNEATH THE LARGE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THESE HELP TO SWING THE LOW SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. EACH SUCCESSIVE WAVE HELPS DIG A TROUGH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST TUESDAY AND WILL LEAVE A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND MAINLAND INTO THURSDAY. WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO GIVE WAY TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD AS COLD AIR ADVECTS AROUND THE BROAD TROUGH. SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LARGE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A FRONT WORKING FARTHER INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION A LITTLE HEAVIER ALONG THE FRONT AND STILL EXPECT SOME MODERATE AMOUNTS IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. HOWEVER...FRONT IS SPLITTING OVER THE INTERIOR TONIGHT. MAINLY CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN AROUND THE LOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE LOW SPLITS TONIGHT WITH A PIECE HEADED TOWARD NORTON SOUND BRINGING MORE ORGANIZED PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA TO THE AKPEN. THE OTHER PIECE HEADS TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION MOST AREAS WILL CHANGE OVER THE SNOW LATER TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO QUIET DOWN TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO DEVELOP A LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN LATE TONIGHT KICKING UP WINDS AND PRECIPITATION. THIS LOW TO TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND HOOK UP WITH THE LOW FROM NEAR KAMCHATKA. THIS COMBINED LOW TO WORK SLOWLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AS WELL. IN THE MEANTIME...A LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW HAS SOME GOOD JET SUPPORT AND WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS IS WHERE THE MODELS TEND TO DIVERGE. CURRENTLY LEANING TOWARD THE GFS DUE TO THE JET POSITION AND PAST PERFORMANCE AT THIS TIME RANGE. PER THE GFS SOLUTION...THIS LOW TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND CROSS INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. WITH THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...WOULD EXPECT MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY. SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WEAKENING FRONT TO MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALREADY RAINING FROM HOMER SOUTH. PRECIP WILL PASS KODIAK TONIGHT AS IT PUSHES INLAND. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN RAIN HOMER TO WHITTIER SOUTH. WEAK LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT. WITH THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE AREA AS WELL...THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE. THEREFORE...WOULD EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW THAT IS MOVING OUT OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TO PUSH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL PUSH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOW WILL SETTLE OVER THE GULF WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAND CONCENTRATED ALONG THE COASTAL LOCATIONS AND MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THURSDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 170 172 175 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN APR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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