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Gale Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 5, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2006, 2:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2006, 2:00 AM AKST (11:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 5, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051552 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

UPDATED ZONES 176 AND 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.

PKZ199-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO 180 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST
OF ATKA W WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING WILL
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR SATURDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
700 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
700 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051807 AAB
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

UPDATED ZONES 150 AND 155

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.

PKZ199-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO 180 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST
OF ATKA W WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING WILL
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR SATURDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
900 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
900 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
700 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
700 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 060004
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 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.

PKZ199-061500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 977 MB LOW 400 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON
375 NM W OF SHEMYA THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 996 MB SAT AFTERNOON 125 NM
S OF SHEMYA. A 969 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 200 NM S OF ADAK FRI
AFTERNOON THEN TO 200 NM S OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 75
NM E OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA FRI.

$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 5, 12:30 AM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 12:30 AM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
530 AM AST THU JAN 5 2006

DISCUSSION...
GFS AND ETA IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
PACKAGE. SOLUTION DIFFERENCES ARE EVIDENT WITH THE LOCATION AND DEPTH
OF A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AT 60
HOURS. THE ETA HANDLING THIS LOW MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVELY MAY BE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE DOMAIN RESTRICTIONS. ON THE OTHER HAND THE GFS
UNREALISTICALLY DEPICTS THE LOW CONTINUING TO DEEPEN TO 968 MB WHILE
IT IS VERTICALLY STACKED. THE CONSENSUS WAS TO BLEND THE TWO MODELS
AND MEET SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. THE SHORT TERM DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE MODELS WERE NEGLIGIBLE. SO CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TERM IS FAIRLY
HIGH AND MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE IS LOW.

UPPER AIR...EVERYTHING IS REVOLVING AROUND A MASSIVE UPPER LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS FEATURE
WILL CONTORT AS IT GOES THROUGH CYCLES OF REDEVELOPING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. IT WILL HOWEVER REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN SIBERIA. SOUTH OF THE UPPER
LOW...SHORT WAVES ARE TRAVELING WEST TO EAST ALONG THE 100 TO 135 KT
JET STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN JAPAN TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF THE
CONUS. MODELS ARE NOT INDICATING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THIS
PATTERN.

SURFACE...980 MB LOW IN THE GULF IS DISSIPATING AS IT DRIFTS
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE AKPEN. THE REMNANTS WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE
NEXT LOW APPROACHING THE SAME AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED
OCCLUSION WILL INVADE SOUTHCENTRAL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING PUTTING AN END TO SOME VERY PLEASANT WEATHER. WITH SOME VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES IN PLACE...EXPECTING TO START OUT AS SNOW ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST AND CHANGE OVER OR MIX WITH RAIN DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY. ALSO EXPECTING VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA DUE TO THE EXTREME TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CHUGACH MOUNTAIN RANGE. ANCHORAGE AND WESTERN KENAI WILL MISS OUT ON
ANY PRECIP DUE TO DOWNSLOPING WINDS ALOFT.

FURTHER WEST...SOUTHWEST AND INTERIOR WILL REMAIN DRY WHILE ALL THE
DYNAMICS REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
PATCHES OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES INDUCED BY OROGRAPHICS OR OTHER
LOCAL EFFECTS. HIGH WIND WARNING PANNED OUT YESTERDAY WITH 70 MPH
WINDS REPORTED IN SHEMYA. THE SYSTEM RAPIDLY WEAKENED AS IT MOVED
INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHEN A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMED SOUTH OF
ADAK. WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
BERING SEA IS CAUSING OCCASIONAL SNOW AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS OVER THIS
REGION. PRECIP AND WINDS WILL INTENSIFY AS SYSTEMS SPIN UP SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE NORTH GULF.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 138.

AB JAN 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 7:10 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC16 hr
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 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.