Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK
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.
The area
The counties it named.
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. $$
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 7:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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