Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 446, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 14, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151132 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 152257 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-161400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-161400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-161400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-161400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161129 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 280 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 230 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 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 14, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN MAY 14 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYNOPTIC SCALE SYSTEMS BUT THE
ETA MODEL APPEARS TO HANDLE MESO-SCALE FEATURES OVER THE EASTERN
DOMAIN BETTER. THE ETA MODEL APPEAR TO HANDLE THE EASTERLY WAVE
MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BETTER.
UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA
WILL FILL AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA BUILDS INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...
EAST DOMAIN.
THE THERMAL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT
WEST AND WILL MERGE WITH A RIDGE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY.
THE MAIN AREA OF CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN OVER THE TANANA
VALLEY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. A FEW LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS WILL FORM ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND AFFECT THE EXTREME
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
AN AREA OF RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL SPREAD WEST INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUTH
TONIGHT AND INTO PARTS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE AND THE
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY MONDAY.
WEST DOMAIN.
THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
THE RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF
BRISTOL BAY WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
A STRONG LOW NEAR THE TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THE
THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 176.
GALE 172, 175, 179, 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM MAY 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 4:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 14, 4:55 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 14, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 15, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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