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Gale Warning 671, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 17, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172314
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE MON. A FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST TUE. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON 
WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR DILLINGHAM TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172325 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE MON. A FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST TUE. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON 
WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR DILLINGHAM TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180112 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
510 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE MON. A FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST TUE. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON 
WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR DILLINGHAM TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
510 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

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

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181202
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 988 MB BY MONDAY
MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY EVENING. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUESDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK.
SE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181222 CCA
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 988 MB BY TUESDAY
MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUESDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK.
SE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181534 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

UPDATED ZONES 120 129 138 AND 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.

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 988 MB BY TUESDAY
MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUESDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
730 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK.
SE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
730 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
730 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
730 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 182313
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-191400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY TO 991 MB
AND MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AND MOVE TO 80 NM
SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ. IT WILL DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-191400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-191400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF
TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN 
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SUN SEP 17 2006

.DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY EXCEPT UKMET A LITTLE OUT OF LINE.
THE SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTO BRISTOL BAY HAS
BEEN THE PREFERRED SOLUTION AND ALL MODELS AGREES OUTSIDE OF THE
UKMET. GFS HAS INITIALIZED BETTER THAN THE NAM THIS MORNING. MODELS
COME BACK TOGETHER EARLY TONIGHT.

UPPER LEVELS...CLOSED LOW OVER THE GULF TO BE PUSHED EAST AS A LOW
DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THIS EVENING. THE LOW
DEVELOPING IN THE ALEUTIANS IS FROM A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF
THE BERING MERGING WITH A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS RIDING A JET AXIS WITH SPEEDS
AROUND 100 KTS. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WITH GREAT JET AND THERMAL SUPPORT. THE JET
LOSES JET SUPPORT AND THE THERMAL SUPPORT IS MODERATED MONDAY NIGHT.
THE LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO FILL OVER BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY. A STRONG
JET REMAINS TO THE SOUTH WITH A FEW LOWS RIDING TO THE PANHANDLE. IN
THE MEANTIME...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE WESTERN
BERING TUESDAY AND ROUNDS THE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WEDNESDAY. ENOUGH JET SUPPORT WITH THIS WAVE TO HELP PULL THE LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY EAST TO THE GULF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. HELPING THIS
PROGRESSION IS A RIDGE PUSHING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING DUE TO A
STRONG LOW MOVING OUT OF MONGOLIA WEDNESDAY TO THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA FRIDAY.

SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A 992 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TO MOVE TOWARD DUTCH TONIGHT AND TO COLD BAY
TOMORROW. STRONG BAROCLINIC NATURE TO THE LOW CENTER. THIS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS NEAR THE LOW. THEREFORE...HAVE GONE
WITH HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE 185 AS THE LOW CENTER PULLS EAST OF
DUTCH HARBOR LATER THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ENCIRCLE THE LOW
AS IT WORKS TO BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW IN COLD AIR ADVECTION. THE LOW WILL MOVE
INTO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE STATIONARY INTO
WEDNESDAY AND WEAKEN AS THE JET SUPPORT LEAVES THE LOW. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INLAND TUESDAY
NIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN BE OVER THE MAINLAND
WITH A WEAKER LOW CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. THIS
AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
FROM THE WEST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT RESULTS FROM THIS SCENARIO
WILL KEEP MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE BERING THAT WILL SLIDE
SLOWLY EAST. IN ADDITION...COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE
BERING SEA AND TO WESTERN ALASKA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. EVENTUALLY A
LOW WILL WORK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRIDAY WITH A STRONG FRONT
ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WITH
PLENTY OF MOISTURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FROM WEAK UPPER LOW IN WESTERN
GULF. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TO LIFT NORTH ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WITH
SOME SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI
PENINSULA. THIS FEATURE WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA BY TOMORROW. THE LOW
IN THE SOUTHERN GULF TO BE SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND EASTERN INTERIOR.
AT THIS TIME A FRONT APPROACHES THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ALEUTIAN
LOW. WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO PICK UP IN THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL PICK UP OVER THE ENTIRE GULF
OVERNIGHT MONDAY WITH PRECIPITATION SPREADING TO THE KENAI PENINSULA.
THE FRONT WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY WITH
PRECIPITATION MAINLY LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS AND UPSLOPE AREAS IN
THE SUSITNA VALLEY. WITH THE ONSET OF THE FRONT TOMORROW NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...A GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. WOULD EXPECT STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST VIA A BARRIER JET.
IN ADDITION...TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS AND OTHER SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST
ORIENTED GAPS TO OBSERVE STRONG WINDS. THIS PATTERN TO EXIST ROUGHLY
INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE A PIECE OF THE LOW LIFTS THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO INLAND
LOCATIONS. THIS WILL ALSO LIFT THE MAIN LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY INLAND
TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST OVER THE GULF BEHIND THIS FEATURE. AN AREA OF BROAD LOW
PRESSURE THEN PREVAILS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH
SCATTERED PRECIPITATION AND LIGHTER WINDS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 185
MARINE...STORM 170
         GALE 155 160 165 171 172 AND 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN SEP 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 16, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 16, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 16, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 17, 2:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC57 hr
Sep 17, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC45 min
Sep 17, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 17, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 17, 11:45 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC23 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2006Every gale warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.