Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 485, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 9, 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
- Jun 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 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 101219 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 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. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY AND WEAKENS. FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER KODIAK SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102352 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 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. PKZ197-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jun 9, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM ADT FRI JUN 9 2006 .DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE THROUGH 84 HRS. PARALLEL NAM INITIALIZES BEST ON CENTER SOUTH OF AK PEN...HOWEVER SOLUTIONS MERGE NICELY TONIGHT. 976 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES NORTH OF COLD BAY TONIGHT THEN WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT/SUN. WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND BERING SEA INTO SUN. OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY MOVES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTH GULF COAST EARLY SAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ON THE BACK SIDE SAT AND CONTINUES OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. .AER...PRESSURES CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IN ADVANCE OF OCCLUDED FRONT. GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL FRONT PASSES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN RELATIVELY STRONG THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL HOLD RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH...RH VALUES SHOULD RECOVER SOME TONIGHT. PRESSURE RISES ON BACK SIDE OF FRONT SAT WILL PRODUCE BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. RED FLAGS WILL PROBABLY BE A CONCERN ONCE AGAIN...PARTICULARLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. .ALU...BRISK EASTERLY GAP WINDS OVER BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT...STRONGEST WINDS OVER BRISTOL BAY. WIND SHOULD DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY SAT EVENING AS EASTERN BERING SEA LOW WEAKENS AND BACKS TOWARD THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. DOWNSLOPE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS SHOWING UP ON SAT IMAGERY. EXPECT GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. RH VALUES SHOULD RECOVER SOME TONIGHT. ANOTHER BATCH OF MOISTURE OVER THE AK PEN THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD MOVE INTO SW ALASKA SAT. SO EVEN THROUGH THE WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY BRISK...WOULD EXPECT WILL BE TOO MOIST FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 138 150 155 160 180. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG 111 141 AND 151. RMC JUN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Jun 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jun 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.