Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 665, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151132 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 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. PKZ199-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY FRI WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING. A NEW LOW WILL REACH 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON...AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA ON SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 176FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151156 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 CORRECT ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY FRI WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING. A NEW LOW WILL REACH 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON...AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA ON SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 152327 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 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. PKZ199-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-161400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-161400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT WEST OF COLD BAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. WEST OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EAST OF COLD BAY TO 15 FT WEST OF COLD BAY. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. WEST OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF COLD BAY. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-161400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-161400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND E 30 KT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-161400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-161400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161128 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY THIS MORNING SHEARS APART AND WEAKENS TODAY...AND HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. A STRENGTHENING LOW WILL REACH 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 994 MB SAT EVENING...MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON...AND TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT 976 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF COLD BAY NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF COLD BAY NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 14, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 15 2006 .DISCUSSION... ...SUMMARY... A NEARLY STATIONARY 990 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA IS DOMINATING THE WEATHER OVER ALASKA TODAY. PLENTY OF DEEP MOISTURE AND SHORTWAVES CONTINUE TO WORK AROUND MAINLY THE EAST SIDE OF THIS LOW...BRINGING ABUNDANT RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING WILL FINALLY SHEAR APART AND WEAKEN ON SATURDAY...AND A NEW JET MAX APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL AID IN THE FORMATION OF A NEW LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WEEKEND...MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BE UNDER A COL IN THE FLOW...MEANING FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER. A NEW LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE STRONG AS IT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND MONDAY....AND WILL BECOME THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST FOR THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. ...SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA/KODIAK ISLAND FORECAST... STEADY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST COASTAL AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES. THE TRICK IS FIGURING OUT HOW FAR EAST AND HOW FAR INLAND THE PRECIPITATION CAN PENETRATE TODAY AND SATURDAY. DO BELIEVE THAT EVENTUALLY THE PRECIPITATION WILL REACH EAST TO CORDOVA AND VALDEZ...ALTHOUGH HEAVY AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED THERE. SOME PRECIPITATION IS SPILLING NORTH OVER THE KENAI MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...BUT BELIEVE THAT FROM THIS AFTERNOON ONWARD THE AMOUNT OF RAIN FROM KENAI AND ANCHORAGE NORTH WILL BE LIMITED AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY THAN SOUTHERLY. ALSO OF CONCERN ARE WINDS. ALONG THE TURNAGAIN ARM AT MCHUGH CREEK THERE WAS A 75 MPH GUST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO THE SAME TODAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FRIDAY NIGHT. WILL NOT GO WITH ANY WARNINGS FOR NOW...BUT WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE WINDS. THE POSITION OF THE LOW OVER THE GULF SUNDAY INTO MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO WHERE MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS. ...SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA FORECAST... THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WET WEATHER FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TO THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH GALES IN MANY OF THE MARINE ZONES. THE LOW WILL THEN SHEAR APART SATURDAY...WITH A WEAK LOW OVER NORTON SOUND AND THE STRONGER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL BE IN A BREAK BETWEEN THE LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY...MEANING GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND STRENGTHEN INTO MONDAY. THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 155 165 170 171 172 180 185 350 499 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY SEP 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 5:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Sep 15, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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