Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111243 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING ON WED. BY THU AFTERNOON A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 120043 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 400 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON 375 NM W OF SHEMYA THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 996 MB SAT AFTERNOON 125 NM S OF SHEMYA. A 969 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 200 NM S OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 200 NM S OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 75 NM E OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120538 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UDPATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 UPDATED ALL ZONES 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. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 400 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON 375 NM W OF SHEMYA THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 996 MB SAT AFTERNOON 125 NM S OF SHEMYA. A 969 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 200 NM S OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 200 NM S OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 75 NM E OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 840 PM AST WED JAN 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121233 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE MAINLAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ADAK BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON FRIDAY. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB AND MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 Jan 10, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AST TUE JAN 10 2006 .DISCUSSION...THE OLD LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. IT IS CURRENTLY JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL DRIFT SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN INTO A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. THE WEAK LOW IN THE BERING SEA ALSO WILL PERSIST WITH BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS AROUND IT. THIS LOW WILL DRIFT TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR CHIGNIK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE INTERESTING ASPECT OF THE BERING SEA LOW IS THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR SPILLING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA INTO IT. THIS COLD AIR WILL KEEP THE BERING SEA AND ALL AREAS AROUND IT BELOW FREEZING THE NEXT FEW DAYS - UNTIL A STRONG LOW BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BUT WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE BERING SEA AREA AS IT MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND THEN HELP CREATE STRONG WINDS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AREAS FARTHER EAST WILL MOST LIKELY SEE SNOW WITH THE BEGINNING OF THIS SYSTEM - THEN RAIN AS THE WARM AIR IN THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD. A SHARP RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP EAST OF THIS LOW AND WILL HELP TO CLEAR OUT AREAS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE CURRENT FORECASTS. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days |
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Sources
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