Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 388, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 22, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 22, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2006, 4:25 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231137 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY ... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232255 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT EXCEPT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN. .MON...WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240245 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 125 129 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT EXCEPT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE WIND BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN. .MON...WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240529 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 AND 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 22, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 23 2006 .DISCUSSION... .ANALYSIS...WEATHER IS PRETTY QUIET ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. OLD UPPER LOW CENTER SPINNING SOUTH OF THE AKPENN GENERATING JUST A FEW SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY. UPPER TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS NORTHWESTWARD FROM THIS LOW TO A VERY COLD UPPER LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN SIBERIA COAST. NORTHERLY FLOW HAS SLACKENED ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO 20 KT OR LESS. THERE IS STILL SOME WEAK COLD ADVECTION AND A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH LOTS OF STRATUS AND STRATOCUMULUS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CIRRUS APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE REGION. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THESE ARE DO TO WEAK VORTICITY ADVECTION ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH VERY COLD AIR ALOFT. THE 00Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWED A LIFTED INDEX OF 0.8 WITH A 500 MB TEMP OF -35 DEGREES. THE FOCUS FOR THIS EVENING IS ON THE STATIONARY FRONT LYING NORTH-SOUTH BETWEEN 140W AND 145W. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE FRONTAL WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THIS FRONT AROUND 45N. THIS WILL BE THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL. .MODEL ANALYSIS...THE GFS IS THE MOST CONSISTENT IN HANDLING OF LOW DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT. THE NAM AND PARALLELNAM HAVE TRENDED A LOT CLOSER TO THE SOLUTION OF THE GFS IN TRACKING LOW TO KENAI PENINSULA AND INLAND ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. GFS IS STILL A BIT FASTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. WITH INFLUENCE OF 90 KT UPPER LEVEL JET PREFER THE FASTER GFS SOLUTION UNTIL THE LOW REACHES THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE GFS THEN SHOWS ITS BIAS OF MARCHING STORMS INLAND MUCH TOO FAST. THE INTERACTION WITH THE TERRAIN WILL SLOW THE LOW DOWN. THEREFORE WILL USE A MODIFIED GFS SOLUTION. OUT WEST MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN DROPPING UPPER LOW SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA. .AER SHORT-TERM FORECASTS...AS THE DEVELOPING LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND INTO ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND WARMER AIR FROM EAST WILL OVERRIDE COLDER AIR ON WEST SIDE OF KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BE MAINLY RAIN. THE QUESTION IS WHAT WILL THE PRECIP TYPE BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS INDICATE 1000-850 THICKNESS GREATER THAN 1290 OVER ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER WITH IMPRESSIVE OVERRUNNING THINK PRECIP WILL BE STEADY ENOUGH TO COOL THE LOW LEVELS TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING VIA MELTING. THEREFORE...THINK THE PRECIP WILL START AS RAIN MOST PLACES ON LEE SIDE OF MOUNTAINS AND SWITCH TO SNOW WITHIN A FEW HOURS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN PRECIP ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY AS LOW MOVES OVERHEAD EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COLD ADVECTION WILL THEN ENSUE UP COOK INLET MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION. BASED ON MODEL QPF LOOKS LIKE WILL SEE 1 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY ON MONDAY. WILL ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE RETURN OF WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION. SPRING SNOWS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE REMOVED THERE WINTER TIRES. THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW MONDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY IN SOUTHERLY FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW. WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT WITH THE NEXT MODEL CYCLE. TUESDAY LOOKS SHOWERY ALONG COAST AS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE APPROACHES WHILE INLAND AREAS WILL DRY OUT. ALU SHORT-TERM FORECASTS...LOOK FOR QUIET CONDITIONS UNTIL LOW DROPS INTO BERING MONDAY AND TRACKS SOUTH OF AKPENN TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL BRING A WINTER LIKE BLAST OF COLD AIR DOWN FROM SIBERIA (GFS SHOWS -42 DEGREES AT 500 MB AND -18 DEGREES AT 850 MB OVER THE BERING TUESDAY. PRECIP TYPE WILL BE ALL SNOW IN TRACK OF THE LOW. COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN PREVAIL IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. LOOK FOR MAX GALE TO MIN STORMS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXTENDED FORECASTS...DO NOT SEE ANY MAJOR PATTERN CHANGES IN THE EXTENDED TO MOVE US OUT OF THIS COLD PATTERN. WE REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A VERY COLD UPPER LOW THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. AT THIS POINT LOOKS LIKE UPPER LOW WILL DROP TO 50N MID WEEK AND THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHCENTRAL LATE IN THE WEEK. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK MID WEEK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL EXPECT DAILY RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE WEEK AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OUT WEST NORTHERLY FLOW AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 125 130. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Apr 23, 1:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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