Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 585, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 24, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 24, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 242307 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 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. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK MOVES WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WINDS 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 242320 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WINDS 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250521 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 155 160 165 180 171 172 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. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250527 CCC CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 926 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 160 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 926 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 915 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251203 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 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. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 75 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN FRI AFTERNOON...AND CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIDESPREAD FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S 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 24, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT THU AUG 24 2006
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS THERE ARE 3 LOWS OF INTEREST...THE
EVER-PRESENT LOW SPINNING OVER WESTERN ALASKA...A DEEPENING LOW JUST
SOUTH OF THE AKPENN TRACKING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GULF OF
ALASKA...AND A THIRD LOW TRACKING OUT OF RUSSIA INTO THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. AS PER IR SATELLITE IMAGERY THE STATIONARY LOW OVER
WESTERN ALASKA THAT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE RAIN THE
PAST WEEK AND A HALF HAS NOW LOST ITS LUSTER AND IS BEGINNING TO
FILL. THERE ARE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF
THE LOW. THE MAJOR PLAYER FOR TODAY IS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPENN
WHICH HAS AN ESTIMATED SURFACE PRESSURE OF 992 MB. RADAR SHOWS RAIN
SHIELD SPREADING INTO EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE NORTHERN GULF.
WATER VAPOR SHOWS A TROPICAL CONNECTION BUT THIS BAND OF MOISTURE IS
QUITE NARROW AND LOOKING LESS IMPRESSIVE WITH TIME. GALE FORCE
WINDS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST SECTORS OF THE LOW WITH
GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES OF THE AKPENN. THE CENTRAL
TO WESTERN BERING IS ALSO SEEING SOME RAIN AS FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM
EASTERN RUSSIA LOW MOVES EASTWARD. QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REST
OF THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA.
MODEL ANALYSIS...NAM CONTINUES TO HAVE SERIOUS INITIALIZATION
PROBLEMS AND IS UNUSEABLE ONCE AGAIN THIS MORNING. THE GFS IS
DEFINITELY THE PREFERRED MODEL. IT INITIALIZED WELL WITH DEVELOPING
LOW SOUTH OF AKPENN AND HAS GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS
FEATURE. LATEST ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW IS A FEW MILLIBARS DEEPER THAN
GFS SO WILL ADJUST WIND SPEEDS UP SLIGHTLY. GFS HAS STRUGGLED A
LITTLE THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH LOW MOVING OUT OF RUSSIA AND ACROSS
THE BERING. HOWEVER...THE LAST FEW RUNS HAVE CONVERGED ON A SOLUTION.
ALSO...GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE VERY CLOSE THROUGH 48 HOURS SO HAVE
MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE LATEST SOLUTION.
SHORT-TERM FORECASTS...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY. WITH THE LOW TRACKING TOWARD
MIDDLETON ISLAND THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL FROM KODIAK
ISLAND THIS MORNING TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE REST OF THE
NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY
FLOW AND MID TO UPPER FLOW SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY AFTERNOON...
EXPECT LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY-COOK INLET
CORRIDOR. BEST SHOT OF STEADY RAIN FOR THIS REGION...ESPECIALLY
INLAND WILL BE TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM GULF
LOW TO WESTERN ALASKA LOW MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. WITH ONLY LIGHT
PRECIP AMOUNTS STREAM LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY AND THE
FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR STREAMS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
PARKS HIGHWAY WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS MORNING. UPPER JET
WILL QUICKLY TRACK GULF LOW INTO CANADA FRIDAY SO PRECIP WILL END
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION...HANGING ON THE LONGEST IN THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN.
THE LOW MOVING OUT OF RUSSIA WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
BERING SEA TODAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER
WESTERN ALASKA WILL BE PULLED SOUTH AS THE BERING LOW MOVES INTO
BRISTOL BAY AND THEY WILL MERGE INTO ONE LOW AND TRACK SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY. WITH A TRACK THIS FAR SOUTH SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL SEE LITTLE PRECIP FROM THIS SYSTEM. THE BEST SHOT FOR RAIN
WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHILE INLAND AREAS MAY REMAIN
MOSTLY DRY.
EXTENDED FORECASTS...LOW CONFIDENCE IN EXTENDED FORECAST AS STEERING
FLOW REMAINS OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SYSTEMS ORIGINATING
IN DATA VOID RUSSIA. HAVING STATED THAT...THE LAST FEW RUNS OF THE
LONG RANGE GFS HAVE DEPICTED AN AMPLIFICATION IN THE PATTERN FOR NEXT
WEEK WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO A LONG-WAVE PATTERN CHANGE.
IN THE MEANTIME...SOUTHCENTRAL WILL GET A BREAK FROM THE RECENT RAINS
SUNDAY TO TUESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN FOR THE REST OF
NEXT WEEK. ALEUTIANS...WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY QUIET OF LATE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING OUT OF RUSSIA TRACKS
FURTHER SOUTH AND MAKES A CONNECTION TO TROPICAL MOISTURE WHICH
SURGES UP INTO THE BERING SEA BEGINNING OF WEEK AND PROGRESSES
EASTWARD WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MID TO LATE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING AKZ111 AND AKZ145 FOR STREAMS ALONG
AND EAST OF PARKS HIGHWAY.
MARINE...GALE WARNING PKZ120-PKZ130-PKZ138-PKZ150-PKZ155.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB AUG 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 24, 3:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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