Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 65, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190059 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1005 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DEEPEN TO 1001 MB FRI. A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NEAR 300 NM SW OF SITKA AT 1004 MB WED NIGHT THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190116 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ADDED SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO ZONE 140 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1005 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DEEPEN TO 1001 MB FRI. A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NEAR 300 NM SW OF SITKA AT 1004 MB WED NIGHT THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190431 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 FIXED DUPLICATE TIMES IN ZONE 120. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1005 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DEEPEN TO 1001 MB FRI. A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NEAR 300 NM SW OF SITKA AT 1004 MB WED NIGHT THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191303 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY INTO FRI. A LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 993 MB NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE CLEARE AT 985 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jan 18, 6:00 AM AKST, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 6:00 AM AKST, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1100 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006
.DISCUSSION...
NOW...LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INITIALIZED OK BY MODELS.
MAY BE OFF A BIT...BUT NOT MUCH. OTHER AREAS SEEMS TO BE INITIALIZED
WELL. MOISTURE FIELD A LITTLER BETTER FIT WITH THE GFS THIS MORNING
PER WV IMAGERY. EITHER WAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT GENERALLY. ONLY
MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS SPEED OF THE LOW ON SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. GFS IS FASTER THAN THE ETA AT THIS POINT. BASED UPON
THE 00Z ENSEMBLES...WOULD LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE ETA AT THAT POINT IN
THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE 12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MORE IN LINE WITH THE
12Z OPERATIONAL GFS.
UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE
CHUKCHI SEA LOW TO MOVE OVER THE MAINLAND AND SETTLE OVER THE STATE
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHORT WAVE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT.
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE ROUNDING THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE TO THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA. MANY OTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGHS TO ROUND THE LOW OFF THE
KAMCHATKA STEALING ENERGY FROM THE MAIN LOW. THIS WILL WEAKEN THE
KAMCHATKA LOW AND FORM ANOTHER LOW TO THE SOUTHWEST BY SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE BERING SEA ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE MAINLAND LOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL ACT TO RETROGRADE THE LOW
TO BRISTOL BAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE ACTIONS WILL RESULT IN A
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AS THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE
KAMCHATKA BEGINS TO MOVE EAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THIS WILL MOVE THE
SYSTEMS DOWNSTREAM TO THE EAST AS WELL.
SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR THE SOUND WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE WEAK
LOW. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUND...SHOWERS TO MAKE THEIR WAY OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MATANUSKA VALLEY AND UP
THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AND POINTS EAST. ONLY EXPECTING LIGHT AMOUNTS
AT THIS TIME. BUT IF THE LOW PICKS UP MORE MOISTURE...COULD SEE A FEW
MORE INCHES. THE EVENT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL SWEEP IN DRIER AND COLDER AIR THURSDAY. TEMPS WILL BE 5 TO 10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE TROUGH WILL SWEEP
MOISTURE TO THE EAST OF MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE AND THE
SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF FOR SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND
EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF FRIDAY WITH A FRONT RACING TO THE PANHANDLE LATE FRIDAY. THIS IS
AHEAD OF A STRONGER LOW WHICH WILL SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY
NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL WORK INTO THE GULF SATURDAY WITH STRONG WINDS
AND PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION REACHING THE ENTIRE GULF. TEMPS WILL WARM
UP INTO THE WEEKEND AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTH IN THE WESTERN GULF.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
THIS IS RESULTING IN A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. STRONG WINDS ARE BEING REPORTED FROM
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEST. COLD AIR BEING FILTERED THROUGH THESE
AREAS AS WELL WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN MANY AREAS OVER THE BERING
OFFSHORE AND EXTREME EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. TEMPERATURES ARE ROUGHLY
5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO 15 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL INLAND. THE HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE
AREA EVEN THOUGH A LOW IS WORKING TO ADAK THURSDAY. THE LOW REMAINS
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND RETROGRADES TO NEAR SHEMYA FRIDAY WHILE
ANOTHER LOW WORKS OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST TOWARD KODIAK FROM SOUTH OF ADAK FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY.
THE PROGRESSION OF THIS LOW WILL PROVIDE SOME WARMING TO THE BRISTOL
BAY AREA AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND INLAND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PUSHED OFF THE MAINLAND BY THIS LOW AS WELL.
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LOW WORKS JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. GRADIENT
WEAKENS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS WELL SATURDAY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE
TO A STRONGER SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA.
THE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF TO REMAIN THERE OVER THE WEEKEND OR MOVE
SLIGHTLY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. THIS WILL BRING PRECIP INLAND AND KEEP
COLD AIR MOVING INTO WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING. ANOTHER
LOW WORKS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN THE MEANTIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 165 179
GALE 170 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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