Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 548, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 26, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 26, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271158 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 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. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BERING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-280200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272340 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU JUL 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281149 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 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. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPES AND HEADLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 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 26, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED JUL 26 2006 .DISCUSSION... A CHANGE IN THE PREDOMINANT WEATHER PATTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING IS IN STORE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF THE STATE. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA WILL BUILD INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL THEN EXTEND OVER KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS PATTERN WILL CLEAR OUT A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BE NO MORE THAN MODERATELY UNSTABLE THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH TODAY BEING THE MOST UNSTABLE. WITH THE SUN BREAKING OUT OVER A NUMBER OF AREAS THIS AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS ARE APPEARING OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINS. THOUGH THE LOW LEVEL HEATING IS GETTING THIS GOING RELATIVELY EARLY THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN A LARGE CONVECTIVE OUTBREAK DUE TO THE STABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE THE LFC. LOW LEVELS OF CAPE WILL KEEP THE CUMULUS FROM BUILDING INTO THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE WESTERN SUSTINA VALLEY NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. OTHER PLACE WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS AROUND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAINS. A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHWARD TO THE ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AREA FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE ALUETIAN ISLANDS AND BERING SEA AS IT MOVES THROUGH THOSE AREAS. WEST OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES THE FLOW WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AS THE RIDGE MOVES BY. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING MARINE STRATUS TO COASTAL AREAS AFTER THE RIDGE AXIS MOVE TO THE EAST. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE MAIN FEATURES. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM MODEL AND THE LOWER RESOLUTION GFS OVER THE LAND AREAS BUT NOTHING THAT WILL IMPACT THE FORECASTS VERY MUCH. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155 170 172 175 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JUL 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jul 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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