Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 490, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 12, 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 12, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 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 122303 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 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. PKZ199-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK LOW FORMS OVER THE KOMANDORSKI ISLANDS THURSDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. THIS SYSTEM REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131130 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE PRESSURE CHANGE. $$ PKZ150-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WED... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 12, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT MON JUN 12 2006 .DISCUSSION... NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE UPPER AIR PATTERN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE UPPER TROUGH/LOW CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA WILL STILL PROGRESS EASTWARD WITH A LOW CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THURSDAY. THE MODELS INITIALIZED VERY WELL THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE LOCATION OF THE WEAK LOWS IN THE WEST AND THE AXIS OF THE HIGH IN THE EAST. THEY REMAIN IN AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH 72 HOURS BRING THE NEXT LOW UP TO ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK BY WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH OVER THE GULF IS STILL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST ALLOWING MOISTURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TO SPREAD FURTHER EAST. CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND RAIN OVER MOST AREAS IN THE EAST ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS EAST ALONG 50N THE HIGH WILL PUSH EASTWARD OVER INTERIOR TUESDAY. THIS MAY HELP DRY THINGS OUT SOMEWHAT. SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER AREA SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE IS STILL DOMINATING THE BERING SEA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL STILL BE CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF RAIN AND FOG THROUGH TONIGHT BUT THAT SHOULD CUT OFF WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING WESTWARD ON TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130. FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 141. JUN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.