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Gale Warning 674, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 18, 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 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 182318 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 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. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 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. A WEAK 1007 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE SOUTH TO 90 NM WEST OF ADAK BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE EASTWARD TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 IN THE EVENING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 191119 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1005 MB BY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ITS WAKE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191242 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 AMENDED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1005 MB BY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ITS WAKE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191615 AAB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 155 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 179 AND 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1005 MB BY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ITS WAKE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 800 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 800 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT EAST OF LIESKOF CAPE THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 800 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 800 AM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 192321 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 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. PKZ199-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DEEPEN TO 978 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 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 Sep 18, 9:30 AM AKDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 9:30 AM AKDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM ADT MON SEP 18 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL. IT SEEMS THE NAM INITIALIZED THE
UPPER LEVELS A BIT BETTER OVER THE MAINLAND. HOWEVER...THE SURFACE
LOW IS HANDLED GOOD BY BOTH. 18Z NAM AND 12Z GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON
PROGRESSION OF SURFACE FEATURES.
UPPER LEVELS...TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH CLOSED LOW JUST
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...A SHORT WAVE
RIDGE IS OVER THE GULF WITH AN EXITING LOW APPROACHING VANCOUVER
ISLAND. RIDGE PUSHED EAST TONIGHT OVER THE GULF AS SHORT WAVE AND JET
ROUND THE CLOSED LOW NOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL PUSH
THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY LATE
TUESDAY MORNING. JET PUSHES TO THE PANHANDLE WITH UPPER LOW REMAINING
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY. THIS ALLOWS THE LOW TO FILL AND
SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE DAY TO THE NORTHERN GULF. IT WILL BE
PUSHED INLAND AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER WAVE DIGGING SOUTH IN THE
WESTERN BERING. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT IT WILL CHANGE THE
ORIENTATION OF THE JET. THE NEW TROUGH OVER THE BERING TO MERGE WITH
THE MAINLAND LOW WITH AN AXIS NEAR 150W. RIDGE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
BERING THURSDAY AND PROGRESSES SLOWLY ACROSS THE BERING INTO
SATURDAY. THE LOW EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE REMAINS BUT JUST PUSHED
EAST OUT OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A NEW LOW MOVES PAST KAMCHATKA TO
SHEMYA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...VIGOROUS LOW JUST EAST OF DUTCH
HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. THIS IS PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY
IN THE AREA OF COLD ADVECTION IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE LOW. THIS AREA
IS MODERATING QUICKLY AS THE LOW WRAPS AROUND ITSELF. LOW FILLS 8 MB
OVERNIGHT...SO EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH. GOOD AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING THIS LOW. LOW IS STACKED AT THIS TIME AS
WELL AND SLOWLY MOVES FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY INTO THE
WESTERN GULF. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN INTO
TUESDAY AS WELL OVER THE EASTERN BERING. HOWEVER...GOOD GRADIENT OVER
THE WATER AREAS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY FOR
MODERATE WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT LIFTS INLAND. ANOTHER LOW
MOVING SOUTH OUT OF THE WESTERN BERING TO BRING MODERATE WINDS THERE
ALONG WITH SOME PRECIPITATION. THIS LOW TO WORK EAST WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING. THE LOW WILL MERGE WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY. MODERATE NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST
THROUGH THE BERING INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL MOVE THE LOW OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL AND THE GULF EAST. IN THE MEANTIME...A LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG FRONT MOVING NORTH IN THE
GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED LOW WILL BE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG
WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST
AND IN THE GULF. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY RESEMBLE OUR TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE
PRECIPITATION PATTERN. ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT...COMBINED WITH
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS
THROUGH SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED GAPS. THIS PATTERN WILL REMAIN
THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE THE LOW AND FRONT BEGIN TO WEAKEN TUESDAY
EVENING AND MOVES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WILL SEE THEN AN INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION INLAND AS A RESULT. AN
AREA OF BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE
GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW TO MOVE ACROSS JUST SOUTH OF THE
GULF AND HEAD TOWARD THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. RESIDUAL LOW
PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE GULF INTO SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. MAY ALSO SEE SOME
MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH WEST TO EAST GAPS AS A RESULT AT THIS
TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 185
MARINE...STORM 170 172
GALE 138 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN SEP 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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