Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 439, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 8, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 8, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082305 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 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. PKZ197-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT ...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 090414 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 UPDATE TO AREAS PKZ120 PKZ125 PKZ130 AND 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. PKZ197-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT ...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090637 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1035 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT ...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091144 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 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. PKZ197-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 1007 MB AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING WEATHER FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092301 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB 225 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU. A SLOW MOVING WEATHER FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. N WIND 10 KT NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 8, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006 .DISCUSSION...THE COLD SPRING CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. OVERNIGHT AND INTO THIS MORNING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OCCURRED FROM ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS WELL AS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ALSO RECEIVED SNOWFALL. THE TEMPERATURE ON ST PAUL ISLAND DROPPED TO 18 DEGREES THIS MORNING AFTER THE SNOWFALL. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE CAUSING THESE LATE SEASON SNOW EVENTS IS THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT IS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THIS COLD TROUGH WITH THIS LOW COVERS THE ENTIRE STATE EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA PANHANDLE. 500 MB TEMPERATURES WERE NEGATIVE 33 TO 34 C AT ANCHORAGE MCGRATH AND BETHEL THIS MORNING. THIS COLD TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE STATE UNTIL AROUND THURSDAY WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE STATE FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE SHOWS HOPE FOR A WARM UP OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND BY FINALLY DISPLACING THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT HAS HAUNTED THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHERN ALASKA FOR MUCH OF THE PREVIOUS FEW WEEKS. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY OVERALL. THE ONE DIFFERENCE IS THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLANDS THAT WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE MODELS ALL HAVE THE SAME GENERAL SOLUTIONS BUT THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE AS TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE LOW BY WEDNESDAY. SINCE IT IS ON THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE FORECAST AREA IT SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120. 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 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 7, 11:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 8, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 8, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 8, 3:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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