Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 429, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 4, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 4, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 042325 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN..E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 050036 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 CORRECT ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN..E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050008 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN..E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050529 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM ADT THU MAY 4 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN..E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 40 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050614 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 UPDATED ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN..E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1005 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 40 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050749 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPING 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN..E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1005 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 40 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 1150 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051156 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW FORMS SAT MORNING 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 992 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 4, 1:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 1:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 600 AM ADT THU MAY 04 2006 .DISCUSSION... PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. BROAD LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT THAT MOVED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT. SECOND LOW AT 976 MB IS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A FRONT EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TOWARD DUTCH HARBOR. MODELS INITIALIZE WELL WITH PRIMARY FEATURES AND ARE IN REMARKABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. SOME OF THE DETAILS SURROUNDING A DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SEEM TO BE BETTER REPRESENTED WITH THE ETA...ESPECIALLY ONCE THE LOW NEARS BRISTOL BAY AND SOME OF THE COMPLEX TERRAIN BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH THE SYSTEM. UPPER AIR...ANCHOR UPPER LOW ENTRENCHED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. TWO CUTOFF LOWS ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. BOTH LOWS WILL BE ABSORBED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS HELPING SOLIDIFY ITS DOMINANCE OVER BRISTOL BAY. 180 KNOT JET MAX NEAR THE 47TH PARALLEL SOUTH OF THE ANCHOR LOW WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY THE WEEKEND AND BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER JET MAX BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHCENTRAL SURFACE...IMPRESSIVE FROPA OVERNIGHT WITH WETTING RAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL. STILL ABUNDANT MOISTURE BEHIND THE MAIN FRONT WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SO COASTAL AREAS WILL REMAIN UNDER THE GUN TODAY. WINDS WILL RELAX DURING THE DAY ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN OVER NIGHT WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT OCCLUSION. TODAY...THE WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP AT LEAST A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER NORMALLY DOWNSLOPED AREAS LIKE THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE WESTERN KENAI. THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES TONIGHT WITH MORE WINDS WHICH SHOULD BRING AN END TO THE RAIN IN ANCHORAGE UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING WHEN A SHORTWAVE TROF AXIS ROTATES THROUGH AND SHIFTS THE LOW LEVEL WINDS TO THE SOUTH. SOUTHWEST SURFACE...WET THEME CONTINUES TO THE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE WHERE UPPER LOW DOMINATES THE REGION. THE REMNANTS OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL FRONT WILL MOVE ACCROSS THE ALASKA RANGE AND BRING A DECENT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TODAY. RAIN AND SNOW ALREADY FALLING THIS MORNING OVER ZONE 161 IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS THIS EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH IS A MUCH MORE FAVORABLE SCENARIO FOR PRECIPITATION. THE DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND EVENTUALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY FRIDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR ADVECTION IS ESTABLISHED BEHIND THE LOW OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA BY THURSDAY EVENING AND IS SUSTAINED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORMS 175 176. GALES 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB MAY 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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