Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 423, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 2, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- May 2, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 022307 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 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. PKZ197-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB AND MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-031400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-031400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 031204 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 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. PKZ197-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. A 985 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTH 180 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 996 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 032102 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 UPDATE TO PKZ138 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. PKZ197-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. A 985 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTH 180 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 996 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 100 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 032307 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES THURSDAY. A 988 MB 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MONDAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040115 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 UPDATED ZONES 140 141 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES THURSDAY. A 988 MB 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MONDAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 515 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 515 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041157 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY EVENING. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE ONSHORE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 May 2, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT TUE MAY 2 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS...
PARALLELNAM PROVIDES THE BEST INITIALIZATION FROM THIS MORNINGS RUN.
FOR THE WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA...VISIBLE SATELLITE
INDICATES THAT BOTH GFS AND ETA ARE PLACING THE CENTER WEST OF THE
ACTUAL LOW. MODELS ALSO ARE NOT INITIALIZING THE STORM SYSTEM OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC WELL. GFS INITIALIZES THE STORM AS A HEALTHY 993 MB
LOW...WHEREAS PARALLELNAM BELIEVES ITS 1001 MB. IN ANY CASE...MODELS
HAVE COME TOGETHER ON TIMING AND TRACK OF THE STORM AS IT APPROACHES
THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OUT WEST...MODELS AGREE OUT
TO ABOUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DIVERGE FOR A FEW TIME PERIODS...THEN
COME BACK TOGETHER. HEAVILY LEANED UPON ETA FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS IN
BOTH DOMAINS...THEN EDGED BACK TOWARDS GFS BEYOND 48 HOURS.
UPPER LEVELS...
A MERIDIONAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE FORECAST REGION
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE ARE TWO CLOSED LOWS OF IMMEDIATE
CONCERN IN THE AREA. THE FIRST IS HOVERING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THERE. IT HAS BEEN CUT OFF FROM
THE PRIMARY FLOW FURTHER SOUTH...AND ITS CORRESPONDING SURFACE LOW
WILL WEAKEN ACCORDINGLY. OF MORE PERTINENT CONCERN TO SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA IS A CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY RESIDING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. AIDED BY A 130 KT JET...THE LOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THEN
TRACK QUICKLY EASTWARD...AND THEN NORTHWARD TO SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY
EVENING. IT WILL DEVELOP INTO AN OPEN WAVE AS IT WORKS INLAND
THURSDAY NIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME...ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ROTATES UNDERNEATH THE
BERING SEA LOW FRIDAY AND INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL
HELP TO PULL THE BERING SEA LOW INTO THE GULF AS WELL AND MERGE INTO
ONE SUNDAY MORNING. COOL NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO REMAIN OVER THE
BERING SEA. THE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION WILL REMAIN COOL AS WELL
WITH NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL SURFACE TEMPERATURES.
SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
SURFACE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LIGHTER
WINDS PREVAILING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN WITH WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION ON THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY AIDED BY A 160 KT JET. THE
INITIAL LOW WILL WEAKEN AS A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS BECOMES THE DOMINANT LOW
THURSDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE LOW SWINGS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY
BUT WINDS WILL DIMINISH INTO THE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. PRECIPITATION
WILL PUSH OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. THE LOW FILLS AND IT SLOWLY MOVES INTO THE
GULF SATURDAY ENABLING WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO WANE.
SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
FRONT CURRENTLY ALONG THE COAST WEAKENING TONIGHT AS ITS PARENT LOW
WEAKENS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL DIMINISH PRECIPITATION
AND WINDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. ANOTHER LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH TOMORROW...BUT STILL BE SOUTH OF THE
ISLAND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT
STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST WITH THIS FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS IT LOSES
ITS STRONG JET SUPPORT. ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY
MORNING TO PUSH ANOTHER FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE GULF AND TO THE
NORTHERN COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ARE NOT
LIKELY TO BE AS INTENSE DUE TO THE LACK OF STRONG JET SUPPORT. THE
LOW ENTIRELY LOSES UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGINS TO
FILL OVER THE GULF. THE LOW EVENTUALLY LIFTS NORTH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 120
GALE 130 132 150 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111
TD/JN MAY 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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