Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 587, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 24, 2006, 4:26 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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, 4:26 PM AKDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 251203 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 75 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN FRI AFTERNOON...AND CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251219 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 CORRECTED MARINE ZONES 155 165 170 171 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. PKZ199-260200- .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 35 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 THROUGH 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 AND TONIGHT... .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. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 252346 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AS A 1002 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKATAT AS A 1003 MB LOW SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 PM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT THU AUG 24 2006 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CANADIAN WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH UPPER LOWS OVER THE AKPEN AND WESTERN ALASKA...AND A WEAKER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. FAIRLY ZONAL FLOW PERSISTS FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND HAS AN ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WHICH CROSSES KODIAK ISLAND AND THE AKPEN...EXTENDS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND THEN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE ALTHOUGH THE NAM HAS A HANDLE ON THINGS FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS OR SO. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL MOVE NORTH INTO ZONE 145 TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT PASSES...SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE KENAI AND ANCHORAGE AREAS TONIGHT WITH PARTIAL CLEARING FRI. HEAVIEST PRECIP IS TAKING AIM AT THE NORTH GULF COAST PRIMARILY EAST OF SEWARD. THIS WILL ALSO CROSS THE CHUGACH INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF LATER ON FRIDAY. ON FRI NIGHT THE NEXT BERING SEA LOW WILL REACH THE AKPEN AND BRING LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES SAT. THIS SECOND ROUND OF PRECIP SHOULD BE LESS INTENSE THAN THE CURRENT EVENT SINCE THE TRAJECTORY OF THE LOW IS SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL EFFECTIVELY PLACE THE GREATEST PRECIP AREA OFFSHORE FOR THE WEEKEND. THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK FINDS A BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN ZONES...SO SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MON AND TUE. IN THE WEST...PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH TODAYS LOW WILL LIFT OUT OF THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TONIGHT. A BRIEF BREAK FOR WESTERN AK WILL END FRI MORNING AS THE BERING LOW HEADS FOR THE AKPEN. PRECIP WILL END SAT AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST. A MASSIVE RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING FRI THROUGH SUN MORNING WITH DRY BUT FOGGY CONDITIONS. THE NEXT KAMCHATKA LOW BRINGS A FRONT ACROSS THE WESTER ALEUTIANS LATE SAT WHICH WEAKENS AS IT REACHES WESTERN ALASKA SUN EVENING. THIS WILL BRING RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND SOME GALES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE ALEUTIANS INTO NEXT WEEK WITH RAIN DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...150 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS AUG 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 25, 1:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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