Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 576, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 182316 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 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. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 440 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 998 MB AND MOVE TO 330 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO PORT HEIDEN SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 350 NM WEST NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 191150 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 62N 179E WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR EGEGIK SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 63 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD SUN NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND NEAR SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 95 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAT 1 MILE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 192333 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 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. PKZ199-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 140 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR EGEGIK SAT NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF THE SEMIDI ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201111 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 20 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 17, 11:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS..WRF CONTINUES TO MOVE THE COLD FRONT TOO FAST ON 00Z RUN..WILL GO WITH THE CONSENSUS OF UKMET AND GFS ON SYSTEM FLOW. SUMMARY..A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL LINGER OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TODAY WITH ITS COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE GULF OF AK. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RESULT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK TODAY. A RIDGE OVER THE BERING WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND GIVE WAY TO A WEAK LOW THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE PRIBILOFS SAT NIGHT. 850 MB CAA IS NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS INDICATED. HOWEVER STILL ANTICIPATE COOLER TEMPS MOVING INTO THE MAINLAND AOR TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AER..STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND COASTAL MARINES WITH A TIGHT SOUTHERLY GRADIENT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AREA WITH FROPA TODAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH FLOODING A POSSIBILITY FOR SMALL STREAMS IN THE AK AND TALKEETNA RANGES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AND MARINE AREAS SUCH AS COOK INLET IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST INTO THE COPPER RIVER SAT NIGHT COOLER TEMPS MOVE IN BEHIND IT. EXPECT THIS TO BE MODERATED BY CLOUD COVER. ALU..FROPA CURRENTLY OCCURRING ALONG THE Y-K DELTA WITH RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST IN THE WAKE OF FROPA AND POSSIBLY INLAND IF SUFFICIENT TEMP CONTRAST OCCURS. STRATUS AND FOG STILL A FORECAST ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR AIR TRAVEL. AS THE RIDGE MOVES OUT EXPECT RAIN TO MOVE IN TO THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH 141 145. MARINE...GALES 130 160. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RNW AUG 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 18, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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