Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 381, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 19, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 19, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 192335 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES TO NEAR YAKUTAT AT 1007 MB THURSDAY MORNING AND INLAND THEREAFTER. A 997 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 995 MB LOW FORMS NEAR COLD BAY THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVES TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 995 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES TO EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-201400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-201400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-201400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS RANGING FROM 5 FT IN THE NORTH TO 8 FT SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-201400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201142 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI. A 1007 MB LOW WILL FORM 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY..SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SA AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201225 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI. A 1007 MB LOW WILL FORM 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY..SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202258 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON FRI. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER BRISTOL BAY EARLY FRI MORNING AND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT WED APR 19 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS...THE GFS INITIALIZED BEST FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW FOR
BOTH POSITION AND DEPTH. BOTH THE GFS AND ETA ARE SLOW TO PICK UP
THE DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW NEAR COLD BAY LATE THU. THE UK MET
PICKS THE FEATURE UP WELL AND IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE LATE THU AND
EARLY FRI. BY FRI ALL THREE MODELS HAVE A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY. THE
ETA SOLUTION IS PREFERRED FRI AS IT HAS BETTER DEFINITION FOR THE
FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE ONSHORE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM
SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO COOK INLET.
EAST...MORE STABLE AND LESS SHOWERS TODAY AND THU. STILL EXPECT
ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS ESPECIALLY INLAND TODAY. RAIN
AND SNOW WILL SPREAD TO KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI WITH THE FRONT. GALES LIKELY IN THE
WESTERN GULF AND GAP WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL FRI.
WEST...RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN TO BRISTOL BAY AND
KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE THU WITH THE FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WEST OF THE FRONT TONIGHT
THROUGH FRI.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 410 179 176 120 130 350
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 410 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RHH APR 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.