Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 452, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202327 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY MORNING AT 992 MB. THIS LOW STRENGTHENS AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 210219 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY MORNING AT 992 MB. THIS LOW STRENGTHENS AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 615 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211116 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN AND MON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211613 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 129 130 132 138 140 AND 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN AND MON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212056 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1255 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 UPDATED ZONE 121 AND 129 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN AND MON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 1250 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 1250 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 815 AM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212307 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WIND INCREASING TO NW 25 BY MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT GUSTS TO 25 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221130 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221453 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 132 138 140 AND 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 655 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 655 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 655 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 655 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 655 AM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230016 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH INLAND WITH A LOW SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF WILL REMAIN THROUGH WED. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...EAST WIND WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NORTHEAST WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 22 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NORTHEAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 20, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SAT MAY 20 2006 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS...SIGNIFICANT UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS FROM NORTH PACIFIC NORTHWARD ACROSS ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA TO EASTERN RUSSIA. A CLOSED LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND IS TRACKING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. THERE ARE LOTS OF CLOUDS JUST AHEAD OF THIS AXIS ALONG WITH AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THERE IS A VERY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH IN THE ALEUTIANS AND LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. THERE IS ALSO COLD ADVECTION OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE EASTERN BERING/AKPENN. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 181 WHERE GUSTS HAVE REACHED 81 MPH AT KING COVE. SUBSIDENCE MAY HAVE BEEN ENHANCED IN THIS AREA ON BACK SIDE OF A VORT-MAX THAT MOVED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODEL ANALYSIS...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE SHORT-TERM. BEYOND DAY 3 MODELS ARE INCONSISTENT IN HANDLING OF RIDGE OVER THE BERING SO CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS LOW. THERE ARE ALSO SOME DIFFERENCES NOTED WITH LOW TRACKING UP WEST SIDE OF RIDGE TOWARD WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON. WILL GO WITH THE GFS SOLUTION FOR NOW. SHORT-TERM FORECAST...EXPECT SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TODAY AS RIDGE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER VORT-MAXES DROPPING DOWN FROM NORTH ACROSS KUSKOKWIM AND BRISTOL BAY WILL BE ENOUGH TO SET OFF SOME SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SLACKEN A BIT TODAY AS LOW MOVES AWAY FROM AREA...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY WITH COLD ADVECTION...UPPER JET MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA/AKPENN...AND SUBSIDENCE ON BACK SIDE OF VORT-MAXES. BY TUESDAY PRESSURE GRADIENT REALLY LOOSENS UP AND WINDS WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE 181 CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE AT 5AM - MAY HAVE TO CONTINUE THIS A BIT LONGER - WILL KEEP AN EYE ON OBSERVATIONS AND MAKE A LAST MINUTE DECISION. WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY IN DRY NORTHERLY FLOW. DOWNSLOPING OFF THE ALASKA RANGE AND TALKEETNAS WILL RESULT IN MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES IN MANY LOCALES AS WE HEAD INTO MID WEEK. WITH A FAIRLY TIGHT NORTH-SOUTH SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT THERE MAY BE ENOUGH WIND TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SUSITNA AND MATANUSKA. WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR THESE AREAS. OUT WEST EXPECT FOG AND STRATUS TO GRADUALLY INCREASE UNDER RIDGE AS SUBSIDENCE INVERSION DEEPENS. WARM ADVECTION WEST OF RIDGE WILL ALSO CREATE FOG AND STRATUS. ONLY CHANCE OF PRECIP IS FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. EXTENDED FORECAST...AS MENTIONED ABOVE HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. LATEST GFS TRANSITIONS RIDGE FROM BERING TO OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. PREVIOUS RUN MAINTAINED RIDGE OVER BERING. IN ANY CASE LOOK FOR MAINLY DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS FROM CENTRAL BERING TO SOUTHERN MAINLAND. SOME AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ALONG MOUNTAINS WHERE MELTING SNOW WILL PROVIDE MOISTURE. MOVEMENT OF RIDGE WOULD ALLOW A NEW SYSTEM TO MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEEKS END. WILL NUDGE A BIT TOWARD THE NEW SOLUTION BY INTRODUCING A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE WEEK FOR THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH ZONE 155 FOR KWETHLUK ON THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER. MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 165 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 20, 1:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| May 20, 2:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| May 20, 3:20 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 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.