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Gale Warning 528, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 9, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 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.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 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 
FZAK52 PAFC 101143
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB IN THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY TUE EVENING. A 1004 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-110200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN BAYS AND PASSE. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-110200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NE WIND TO 15 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-110200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 101202 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

CORRECTED PKZ160

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.

PKZ199-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB IN THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY TUE EVENING. A 1004 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-110200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-110200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NE WIND TO 15 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-110200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 102304
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON JUL 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 991 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON TUESDAY.  A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY.  IT WILL LAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND. E WIND 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT INCREASING TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT MON JUL 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 Jul 9, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN JUL 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...A WEAK OMEGA BLOCK HAS FORMED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THOUGH
IT WILL BE A TRANSIENT FEATURE WITH WEAKENING LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA AND UPPER HIGH OVER CENTRAL ALASKA. DOMINANT FEATURE THIS
WEEK IS THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LOW CURRENTLY ABOUT 200 NM
SOUTH OF ATKA ON THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN THE LONG WAVE TROUGH NEAR THE
DATELINE. CURRENT 5-WAVE LOOKS LIKE THE HEMISPHERE WILL TRANSFORM
FROM AN UNSTABLE 3 WAVE TO A STABLE 4 WAVE BY THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH THE LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINING ANCHORED JUST EAST OF THE
DATELINE.

SURFACE...SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEP UPPER LOW IN THE NORTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC APPEARS WELL INITIALIZED IN LOCATION AND DEPTH AS
WELL AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. FOG AND LOW STRATUS STILL FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD AS THE MARINE LAYER ERODING SLOWLY. HOWEVER, POTENTIAL
ENERGY ALONG A THERMAL RIDGE THAT STRETCHES FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO
NEAR CANTWELL AND THEN SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE WRANGELLS WILL HELP IN
DISSIPATING THE INTERIOR STRATUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
CONVECTION TURNS THE ATMOSPHERE OVER.

MODELS...MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 24 HOURS AT SURFACE
AND ALOFT. HOWEVER MAJOR DIFFERENCES WITH UPSTREAM LOW IN THE WESTERN
BERING. THIS IS A CLEAR CASE WHERE THE MODEL OF CHOICE IS THE GFS AS
THE NAM ALMOST CERTAINLY CONTAMINATED BY BOUNDARY RELATED ISSUES
THAT. HOWEVER BOTH MODELS TRACK FAIRLY WELL THROUGH 66 HOURS WITH
FEATURES EAST OF THE DATELINE. EASTERN DOMAIN USING NAM. WESTERN
DOMAIN USING NAM THROUGH 36 HOURS OR SO AND GFS BEYOND.

CONVECTION...SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD CONVECTION AFTERNOON AND EVENING
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.  STRONGEST LIKELY OVER THE TALKEETNAS.
STRATUS IN COOK INLET BEGAN SHOWING CUMULOFORM SIGNS BEFORE NOON AND
TOWERING CUMULUS WERE EVIDENT IN THE NORTHWEST COPPER RIVER BASIN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 132 150 155 165 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CAS JUL 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jul 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jul 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jul 10, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jul 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Jul 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.