Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 486, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 10, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 10, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 102308 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 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. PKZ199-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 330 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1007 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1008 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-111400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-111400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-111400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111130 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MONDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 1003 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO INTO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 1003 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-120200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-120200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-120200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-120200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-120200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 10, 10:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 10:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM ADT SAT JUN 10 2006 .MODELS...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH 66 HRS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. MODEL DIFFERENCES ON NEXT DEVELOPING TO APPROACH SOUTH GULF ALASKA AFTER 72 HOURS APPEAR SIGNIFICANT. PARALLEL NAM AND GFS HAVE SIMILAR PRESSURE...HOWEVER GFS IS SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER. GFS RUN TO RUN COMPARISON SHOWS A SLOWING TREND IN CENTER...SO FOR NOW WILL NOT MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES IN EXTENDED WIND FORECASTS FOR GULF. DISCUSSION... GENERAL...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BETWEEN 140-150W WILL HOLD THROUGH MONDAY. INTERIOR TROUGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NORTH TONIGHT/SUN. UPPER 980S LOW NEAR COLD BAY MOVES TO WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS AND WEAKENS SUN NIGHT. A WEAK LOW MOVES UP THE BACK SIDE OF THE GULF RIDGE TO OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY MON. .EAST(AER)...MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY WILL RELAX TONIGHT AS INTERIOR TROUGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NORTH. RELAXED PRESSURE GRADIENTS SUN WILL ALLOW FOR MORE NORMAL AFTERNOON/EVENING WIND REGIMES TO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN DOMAIN. EXCEPTION WOULD BE WESTERN GULF/KODIAK ISLAND WHICH WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MOIST SE FLOW ON BACKSIDE OF RIDGE. AS RIDGE WEAKENS MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL LATER SUN AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON. SOME DRYING LIKELY LIKELY MON NIGHT/TUE AS RIDGE BUILDS IN ADVANCE OF DEVELOPING NE PAC LOW. .WEST(ALU)...BRISK E-SE FLOW OVER THE SW MAIN WILL HOLD THROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT AND SHOULD SLOWLY RELAX THROUGH SUN AS EASTERN BERING SEA LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. DEEP/MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN AK PEN AND SLOW ALASKA WILL CONTINUE SHWERS/RAINS OVER THE REGION INTO MON. SOME DRYING LIKELY LIKELY MON NIGHT/TUE AS RIDGE BUILDS IN ADVANCE OF DEVELOPING NE PAC LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 150 160 180 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAGS 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| 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 | 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.