Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 428, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 3, 2006, 12:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 3, 2006, 12:15 PM AKDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 515 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
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 3, 10:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .DISCUSSION...PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. UKMET MODEL INITIALIZED BEST ON DUAL CENTERS SOUTH OF THE GULF AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. UKMET/GFS FORECAST TREND LOOK THE BEST. .EAST...LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT/THU WITH MAIN CENTER MOVING INLAND ALONG THE GULF COAST THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND...NORTH GULF MOVES INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER EARLY FRIDAY AND WEAKENS. RAINS ALREADY OVER KODIAK AND QUICKLY APPROACHING THE GULF COAST WILL SPREAD TO INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER(SNOW AND RAIN) TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BREAK UP INTO SHOWERS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. BRISK EAST WINDS ADVANCE OF FRONT WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THU MORNING. GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THU. DEVELOPING LOW INTO BRISTOL BAY AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU NIGHT/FRI AND ANOTHER SHOT AT PRECIPITATION. BROAD UPPER TROUGH HOLDS OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO EXPECT UNSTABLE AIR WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO PREVAIL. .WEST... OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND WILL BRING A SHOT AT RAIN AND SNOW TO BRISTOL BAY AND PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AND THU. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPING SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER FLOW SHOULD CARRY THIS CENTER EVENTUALLY EAST AND WEAKEN IT. UPPER JET ELONGATES FRONT AND SPAWNS SECONDARY CENTER ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH DEVELOPS AT THE EXPENSE OF FIRST CENTER. THIS CENTER DEVELOPS SOUTH OF ADAK TONIGHT AND MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING. CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND SW AK FRI AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CENTER WILL BE ON NORTH AND WEST QUADS. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT SPREADS RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TO BRISTOL BAY THU. BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND WILL HOLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 176. GALES 120 130 132 138 172 AND 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAY 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 8:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 12:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.