Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 539, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 19, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Jul 19, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 192326 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT DRIFTS NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-201400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-201400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-201400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-201400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201156 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST TO 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AS IT WEAKENS TO 997 MB BY THIS EVENING. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND ONSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN TO 1009 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202336 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SAT MORNING AT 1010 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BUILD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU JUL 20 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jul 19, 8:50 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 8:50 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 150 PM ADT WED JUL 19 2006 .DISCUSSION... GFS AND NAM COMING UP WITH DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR DEEPENING LOW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON THEME WITH ONE LOW HOLDING BACK THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION FURTHER WEST WITH EVERY RUN. THE MORE WESTERLY POSITION IS VERIFYING SO WILL CONTINUE TO BASE THE FORECAST OFF OF THE WESTERLY TRACK WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE GFS. UPPER LEVELS...THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW ENTERING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF IS A MATURE LOW THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG JET MAX IS FLOWING AROUND THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW AND WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION. THE LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE EXTENDED GFS TAKES THE TROUGH WEST TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. AN UPPER RIDGE IS POSITIONED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER TROUGH FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND. INLAND...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRIDGE ACROSS THE REGION FROM BOTH THE EAST AND WEST AND HELP SETUP A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE SURFACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHCENTRAL SURFACE...DEALING WITH TWO FRONTAL BOUNDARIES ACROSS OUR FORECAST DOMAIN INCLUDING ONE ENCROACHING ON THE GULF OF ALASKA. PLENTY OF GALES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY INCLUDING SHELIKOF STRAIT. INLAND...SEEING SOME VERY PLEASANT WEATHER TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THURSDAY EXPECT TO SEE THE GAP WINDS INCREASE AND CLOUDS INVADING THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WESTERN KENAI...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND MATSU VALLEY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREADING NORTH INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE SURFACE LOW WILL DRIFT NORTH BUT STILL REMAIN SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. WITH THE INCREASED MOISTURE FROM THE DISSIPATING FRONT AND THERMAL SURFACE TROUGH INLAND...WILL SEE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS EARLY AS THURSDAY EVENING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY...THEN DEVELOP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST SURFACE...GAP WINDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS LIMITED TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND THEN CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN ZONE 161 AS MARINE LAYER MOVES FURTHER INLAND. ELSEWHERE OFFSHORE FLOW AND SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MIXING WILL KEEP FOG FROM DEVELOPING. FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING IN TO SOUTHCENTRAL WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE BUT WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS STREAMING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES. SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH COUPLED WITH INCREASED MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE ENOUGH TO INITIATE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OUT WEST...RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE RIDGE IS SOME MODERATE COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. TO THE WEST IS A DEVELOPING FRONTAL BOUNDARY BRINGING MORE GALES FRIDAY EVENING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS COASTAL WATERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 FIRE WEATHER...NONE AB JUL 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jul 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.