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Gale Warning 498, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 25, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 25, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 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 252358 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 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.

PKZ199-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 485 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MERGE WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER
EASTERN SIBERIA MONDAY MORNING AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST TO KUSKOKWIM BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-261400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-261400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 260338 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

UPDATE TO PKZ155 AND PKZ165
 
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.

PKZ199-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 485 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MERGE WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER
EASTERN SIBERIA MONDAY MORNING AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST TO KUSKOKWIM BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
730 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-261400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST TO THE WEST. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-261400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
730 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST WINDS STARTING WEST OF PORT
MOLLER THIS EVENING THEN SPREADING EAST OVERNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261132
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 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.

PKZ199-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 300 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN INTO 
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TODAY AS A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT MOVES 
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE FRONT
MOVES ASHORE ALONG THE YUKON DELTA MONDAY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY 
FLOW REMAINS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE 
A 1008 MB LOW APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH ON 
WEDNESDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SUN JUN 25 2006

.DISCUSSION...

12Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS TWO MAIN UPPER LOWS WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOWS
THIS MORNING. THE FIRST LOW HAS BEEN SPINNING IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FOR
WELL OVER A WEEK AND THE SECOND LOW IS LOCATED IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH A
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA SEPERATING THE TWO. AT THE
SURFACE...MUCH OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA IS UNDER BROAD EASTERLY CYCLONIC
FLOW...WITH BANDS OF SHOWERS INDICATED ON RADAR IMAGERY MOVING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST ALONG WITH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY REGION. IN THE
WEST...A FRONT IS STRETCHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA BACK TO
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW...BRINGING THE STANDARD RAIN AND WIND TO THE
ALEUTIANS WITH ATKA RECEIVING WELL OVER AN INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA REMAIN UNDER LOW STRATUS...A RESULT OF THE WEAK
SUBSIDENCE UNDER THE RIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO LOWS.

THE MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH REGARDS TO THE PLACEMENT OF
THE MAJOR FEATURES. THE UPPER/SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFTS NORTH. AS
THE LOW PULLS CLOSER TO THE COAST...ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD KEEP CLOUDY AND RAINY
WEATHER IN PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY WHILE
THE ADDED MOISTURE SHOULD ADD TO THE INSTABILITY INLAND...ALLOWING FOR
WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS WELL...IN THE
CYCLONIC FLOW FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. MEANWHILE THE FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST AS THE
PARENT LOW MERGES WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. EXPECT WIND AND RAIN TO
AFFECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS BY SUNDAY EVENING.

MONDAY...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEGINS TO TRANSLATE INTO THE YUKON
TERRITORY...ALOOWING FOR A BROAD UPPER TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND
THUS FOR AT LEAST CHANCE POPS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WITH HIGHER POPS TO THE EAST.
RIDGING MAKES ITS WAY INTO BRISTOL BAY...CUTTING OFF SHOWER ACTIVITY THERE
THOUGH SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE OVER
THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. THE FRONT IN THE BERING CONTINUES EAST AND MOVES
ONSHORE ACROSS THE YK DELTA BY TUESDAY MORNING.

TUESDAY...DRIER AND SUNNIER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALASKA AS THE RIDGE PROGRESSES EAST WHILE SHOWERS MOVE INTO MAINLAND SW ALASKA
AS THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED MOISTURE MOVE FARTHER INLAND.

EXTENDED...WET WEATHER MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A WET PATTERN SHAPES UP BY LATER IN THE
WEEK FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THIS SHORWAVE PHASES WITH THE MAIN LOW IN
THE ARCTIC...PLACING MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA UNDER MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 165 170 172 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

WOOD JUN 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 24, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jun 25, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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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.