Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 384, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 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 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 202327 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 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. PKZ199-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY FRI. A 994 LOW CENTER WILL DEVELOP IN BRISTOL BAY EARLY FRI MORNING AND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN THERE ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-211400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-211400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-211400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-211400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-211400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 211203 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DRIFT TO 60 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON AT 1003 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT ON THE BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211833 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 UPDATED ZONES 160 170 172 175 176 179 180 185. 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. PKZ199-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DRIFT TO 60 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON AT 1003 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT ON THE BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211916 AAB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1115 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 UPDATED ZONE 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DRIFT TO 60 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON AT 1003 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1115 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT ON THE BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1030 AM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212255 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 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. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING. A 1011 MB LOW NORTH OF SIBERIA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI APR 21 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N 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 20, 7:05 AM AKDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 7:05 AM AKDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1205 PM ADT THU APR 20 2006 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS - COLD AIR ALOFT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FEATURE THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. A MAJOR UPPER LOW IS N OF WRANGEL ISLAND WITH A SHORT WAVE EXTENDING INTO S CENTRAL AK WITH -36C AT 500 MB. ANOTHER MAJOR CENTER IS NEAR PASY AND ANOTHER OFF THE PANHANDLE. A RATHER LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE IS ALONG 155W. SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS AN EXTENSIVE FRONT AT 18Z OVER THE CENTRAL AKPENN AND JUST OFF THE SW AK COAST. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 992 MB SFC LOW COMPLEX OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. A 1008 MB LOW IS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH A 1004 MB LOW AND COLD AIR 150 NM OFF SITKA. THERE IS A FRAGMENTED SOMEWHAT MERIDIONAL JET AT 250 MB FROM CENTRAL ASIA TO AN EXIT AROUND 35N 145W AT THE BASE OF A MAJOR UPPER TROF. AER FORECASTS - THE COLD AIR ALOFT IS KICKING OUT NE TODAY BUT THERE IS STILL SOME MOISTURE FROM THE UPPER SHORT WAVE. THE CIRRUS SHIELD FROM THE FRONT TO THE SW HAS REACHED PAHO BY 20Z. THE DECISION FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IS IF AND HOW MUCH PRECIP TO BRING IN WITH THE FRONT AND WHERE. WE HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS. ALL MODELS DEVELOP A NEW SFC LOW IN THE 990S IN BRISTOL BAY BY 12Z FRI. THIS WILL INCREASE EASTERLY SFC PRES GRADIENTS AND GULF SE WIND WILL BE INCREASING. LOOK FOR ANOTHER SLUG OF COLD AIR TO COME AROUND IN THE S UPPER FLOW ALOFT BY FRI NIGHT FOR MORE OF SHOWER TYPE PRECIP. ALU FORECASTS - WE WERE ABLE TO DROP THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PASN FOR EARLIER THIS MORNING IN THAT THE SURFACE LOW AND WARM SECTOR HAD MOVED INTO THE PRIBILOFS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SHOWERS IN THE COOLER AIR ALONG THE ALEUTIANS MOVING EAST. MUCH OF THE BERING SEA WILL BE IN A NORTHERLY FETCH BEHIND THE UPPER AND SURFACE LOW BY FRI AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA. WE EXPECT THE SNOW TO JUST MISS PABE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW BUT THE BRISTOL BAY AREA SHOULD GO DOWN. THE K-VALLEY WILL BE TRICKY BUT WE TEND TO SEE IT DRIER THAN THE MODELS EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF STARTING TONIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 172 176 179. HVY FREZ SPRAY 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JC APR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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