Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 436, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 6, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 071204 RRA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST MON MORNING THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 071332 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 UPDATED ZONE 130 138 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST MON MORNING THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 530 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 530 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071457 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST MON MORNING THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 650 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 530 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 072045 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST MON MORNING THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 650 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 530 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1245 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 072342 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 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. PKZ197-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST IF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 1003 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-081400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-081400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-081400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-081400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 6 2006 .DISCUSSION...DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE WEATHER IS THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS HAS BEEN THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK NEXT WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS WEAKENING SLOWLY AND DRIFTING NORTHWARD, THIS LOW HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW AND RAIN IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TODAY. A LOW THAT RECENTLY DEVELOPED EAST OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT TO JUST EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TOMORROW AND THEN DISSIPATE. THIS LOW IS ENHANCING THE WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AS IT HAS SHARPENED THE PRE-FRONTAL RIDGING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AHEAD OF A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH AS THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY. THE ONLY SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION IS THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY. THE GFS ETA AND WRF HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT POSITIONS WITH THE GFS BRINGING IT CLOSER TO THE SOUND WHILE ETA AND WRF HAVE IT EAST OF MIDDLETON. ALL HAVE IT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE MOST LIKELY TRACK IS THE ETA/WRF ONE. HOWEVER IT WILL NOT HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON FORECASTS EITHER WAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAY 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 7, 12:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 80 min | |
| May 7, 1:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.