Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 571, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 9, 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
- Aug 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 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 101159 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 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 BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A 1003 MB LOW FORMS THU EVENING 90 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AND THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-110200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-110200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 NM. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 102258 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ150-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-111400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-111400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-111400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-111400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-111400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110321 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 UPDATED ZONE 171 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 1003 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ150-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-111400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-111400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-111400- UNALASKA BAY 720 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-111400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-111400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 10 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111112 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW MOVES ONSHORE NEAR KING SALMON EARLY FRI MORNING...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS INTO SAT. $$ PKZ150-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-120200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-120200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-120200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-120200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-120200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-120200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 11 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 9, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 9 2006 .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WAS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THE LAST FEW DAYS IS WEAKENING AND MOVING EASTWARD AS THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA PROGRESSES EASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE. AREAS OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY MOVED INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION WITH PRECIPITATION OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND THE BERING SEA LOW IS BRING SOME RAIN AND A BIT OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. RAIN SHOULD INCREASE AS THE LOW BECOMES A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE. THIS WILL BRING SOUTHWEST FLOW TO MOST AREAS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THEREFORE INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION. THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND PORTION OF THE STATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A RIDGE SHOULD DEVELOP AGAIN IN THE BERING SEA LATE IN THE WEEK AND THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS THE ONLY PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THAT HAS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE CLOUDS WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA ARE ONLY NOW MOVING INTO THE COPPER RIVER AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO ALLOW SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN THE UNSTABLE AIR THAT IS STILL OVER THE BASIN. BY THURSDAY ENOUGH CLOUD COVER WILL BE OVER THE COPPER RIVER AREA THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL NOT OCCUR. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FROM THIS MORNINGS RUNS. AS OFTER IS THE CASE THE GFS CAN BE USED FOR THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH THE NAM HELPING WITH THE DETAILS CAUSED BY LOCAL EFFECTS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155 170. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AUG 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.