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Gale Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 13, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 140007 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 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. PKZ199-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 230 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT EVENING. A 989 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB 450 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN 972 MB 380 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141208 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 962 MB WILL BE 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THE LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150019 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 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. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 150 NM S OF KISKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUN AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER LOW APPROACHES THE GULF FROM THE SW. A 970 MB LOW WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE SW ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 13, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI JAN 13 2006
.DISCUSSION...
AUGUSTINE VOLCANO IS ERUPTING THIS MORNING. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF
INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME...PLEASE SEE APPLICABLE
STATEMENTS...INCLUDING NPWAER AND MWSAFC.
A TYPICAL WINTER WEATHER PATTERN OVER ALASKA TODAY. DEEP LOW OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS BRINGING STORM AND GALE FORCE WINDS TO MOST OF THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE
SEPARATES THAT LOW FROM A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. DECENTLY
COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE MAINLAND UNDER A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW
UNDER FAIRLY CLEAR SKIES.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY DRY AND COLD OVER THE MAINLAND INTO
NEXT WEEK AS THE JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. IN FACT
THE STORM TRACK IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 50 NORTH LATITUDE FOR THE
NEXT WEEK OR SO. THIS WILL HAVE STORMS CHUGGING ALONG AND BRINING
HIGH WINDS TO THE ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP PRECIPITATION WELL
TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND FOR THE MOST PART...WITH ONLY
OCCASIONAL SHOTS OF MOISTURE AS THE STORMS PASS BY. HOWEVER...WITH
THE LOW OVER THE STATE AND WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW...SOME SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...AS WAS THE CASE IN MCGRATH YESTERDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY FOR ZONE 171.
MARINE...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT PKZ 130.
STORM WARNING 170 176.
GALE WARNING 130 155 171 172 175 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 13, 1:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr |
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