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Gale Warning 651, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 9, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 2006, 12:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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
Sep 9, 2006, 12:25 AM AKDT (08:25 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091322 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
525 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

UPDATED AREA 120 AND 125

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.

PKZ197-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB.
$$

PKZ120-100200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
525 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
50 KT DURING THE MORNING. CAPE CLEARE WEST...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-100200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-100200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
525 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-100200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-100200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-100200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-100200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-100200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-100200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 092309
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  IT WILL
THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AND MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SE
WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100226 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
625 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

UPDATED ZONE 138

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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  IT WILL
THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AND MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SE
WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
625 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101135
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 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.

PKZ197-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 200
NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1015 MB MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 Sep 8, 11:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 11:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
405 AM ADT SAT SEP 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG 980 MB LOW CONTINUES TO CHURN IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA ALTHOUGH IT WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN TODAY. THIS IS AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IT EVENTUALLY
CROSSES THE AK PENN AND MOVES SOUTH OF THE GULF TODAY. AS SHOWERS AND
WIND EXIT WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR FOG MOVING IN TO THE MAINLAND FROM
BRISTOL BAY TO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.

ALTHOUGH NOT FULLY SUPPORTED AT THE UPPER LEVELS THE WINDS AROUND THE
LOW ARE BEING ENHANCED BY THE JET WHICH IS CURRENTLY RIDING ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN.

MODEL ANALYSIS..MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL. NAM HAS
COME INTO ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER MODELS BUT MOVES A LITTLE FASTER BY 60
HRS. GFS HAS TRENDED BETTER WITH THE SYSTEM SO WILL GO WITH THAT FOR
NOW.

STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH ALL CHANNELED TERRAIN FROM UNALASKA TO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY. GALES WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE PREVALENT.
RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS EAST TO
THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY TODAY. MOST PRECIP SHOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTH
AS THE LOW FINALLY MOVES CLOSER TO THE AK PENN AND EVENTUALLY INTO
THE NORTH PACIFIC.

A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SUN AND MON.
EXPECT FOG AND STRATUS UNDER THE RIDGE. A STRONG LOW OVER RUSSIA WILL
DROP A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SFC FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING
AND SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN. THE NEXT BIG WEATHER MAKER WILL MOVE
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON WED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 165 170 171 172 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RNW SEP 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 8, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC85 min
Sep 9, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 9, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 9, 1:25 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Sep 9, 2:10 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC9 hr

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Sources

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