Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 566, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Aug 2, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 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. PKZ199-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. BROAD WESTERLY FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE BERING SEA BY FRI MORNING. A 1006 MB LOW WILL BE 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. NE WIND 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST TO THE EAST. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 032303 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 155 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM EAST OF PORT HEIDEN FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 380 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 1006 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA SAT. $$ PKZ150-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-041400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-041400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-041400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-041400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-041400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 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. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF WEAK WESTERLY FLOW WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA BY SAT MORNING. A 1005 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI EVENING WILL BECOME A 1009 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL BE 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TODAY...SW 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 042309 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA. A 999 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 4 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Aug 2, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT WED AUG 2 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE POLAR JET IS COMING SOUTHEASTWARD OFF OF THE NORTHEAST SIBERIA
AND THE SUB-TROPICAL JET WESTWARD OFF OF NORTHERN JAPAN. THE TWO JET
STREAMS MERGE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE A ROBUST LOW IS
SPINNING UP AND MOVING EASTWARD ALONG THE STORM TRACK...WHICH IS
FAIRLY ZONAL AT AROUND 50N. THE STORM TRACK THEN SPLITS NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND WITH SOME OF THE ENERGY GOING EAST INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
WASHINGTON...AND THE REST ALMOST STRAIT NORTH INTO ALASKA PROPER AS
A BLOCKING RIDGE IS FIRMLY IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.
THERE IS A FRONT CENTERED NEARLY OVER ANCHORAGE THAT IS WEAKENING AS
IT TRANSITIONS THROUGH THE JET STREAM SPLIT.
MODELS STILL IN SOME DISAGREEMENT ON WHERE TO SEND THE ALEUTIAN LOW
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE NAM IS THE FASTEST AND FURTHEST SOUTH...
WITH OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS PROGRESSIVELY SLOWER AND FURTHER NORTH.
THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS AND
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARGUE FOR A TRACK THAT WILL TAKE THE NOW NEARLY
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW ALMOST DIRECTLY TO KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS ALSO IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST
PACKAGES AND WILL BE CONTINUED FOR THE AFTERNOON MARINE AND PUBLIC
FORECASTS.
INTO THE WEEKEND THE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. THE STORM
TRACKS WILL BE WELL DIVIDED BY THIS TIME WITH THE POLAR JET
RECEDING TO 65N AND THE SUB-TROPICAL JET SLIDING SOUTH TO 45N. THE
BLOCKING RIDGE OVER NORTHERN CANADA WILL STUBBORNLY REMAIN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND FORCING THE GULF LOW SOUTHEASTWARD WHERE IT WILL
INTERACT WITH THE SUB-TROPICAL JET BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND DEVELOP
INTO A MAJOR STEERING LOW JUST OFF THE WESTERN CANADIAN COAST. THIS
WILL ALLOW THE BERING RIDGE TO PUSH WESTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT WITH THE QUESTIONABLE
STRENGTH OF THIS RIDGE AND AUGUST CLIMATOLOGY THERE IS STILL A RISK
OF PRECIPITATION IN SOME AREAS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING MARINE ZONE 120.
GALE WARNINGS MARINE ZONES 130 138 140.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG AUG 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 3, 1:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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