Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 376, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 16, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 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 171159 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 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. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT BY TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY TUE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. ON WED NIGHT A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 1000 MB LOW CENTERED 210 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL CROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172340 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 54N 158W MOVES TO 56N 141W AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK 1004 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON APR 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181201 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TODAY. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM WEST OF ADAK WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 997 MB BY THU MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 16, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN APR 16 2006
.DISCUSSION...LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER
TODAY...AND WILL BE AGAIN TOMORROW. THIS 970 MB LOW IS CURRENTLY NEAR
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH IT EXTENDS ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND AND IS BRINGING SNOW TO ALL
THESE AREAS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXISTED EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST BUT CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED SOME. THE MOVEMENT OF THE
FRONT HAS BEEN SLOW ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST AS THE LOW UNDERCUTS
THE AREA AND STALLS THE FRONT OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR ZONES 155 AND
161 AS A RESULT.
HIGH WINDS WARNINGS CONTINUE IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN
ZONES. THESE WINDS MAY INCREASE SOME THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES
SOUTHEAST AND THE TIGHTEST PART OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT...NOW OVER
THE BERING SEA...MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 185 187.
MARINE...GALES AND STORMS...EVERYWHERE EXCEPT 121 125 140 AND 141.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
APR 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 17, 2:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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