Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 679, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201157 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CORDOVA THIS AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TONIGHT DEEPENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 201324 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 RETRANSMITTED FOR CRS 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CORDOVA THIS AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TONIGHT DEEPENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201425 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 UPDATED FOR MARINE 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CORDOVA THIS AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TONIGHT DEEPENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202357 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 140 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL FILL AND MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 850 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO 240 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AS A 988 MB LOW THURSDAY MORNING AND TO 95 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AS A 981 MB LOW THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED SEP 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211155 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTH TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER AND DEEPEN TO 980 MB THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212358 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO COOK INLET THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT TUE SEP 19 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS HAVE MADE A MAJOR SHIFT FROM YESTERDAY. 12Z RUNS HAVE FULLY MERGED TO THE OVERNIGHT 00Z SOLUTIONS. ENSEMBLE MEANS FROM THE 00Z GFS AND CANADIAN IN ADDITION TO THE ECMWF ALSO AGREE WITH THIS SOLUTION. IN FACT THE UKMET AND 12Z ENSEMBLE MEAN HAVE SIMILAR PATHS A BIT FARTHER WEST THAN THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER WEST THAN THE NAM. BELIEVING THE CURVATURE...WE HAVE LEANED HEAVILY TO THE NEW UKMET WHICH IS A BIT FARTHER WEST IN ITS TRACK. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE GFS LOW IS EAST OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TO DENALI WHEREAS THE OTHERS ARE HEADING TO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE SHIFT IN MODEL SOLUTIONS IS DUE TO THE AMPLIFICATION OF THE TROUGH IN THE BERING SEA AS OPPOSED TO YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA BEING STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. THEREFORE THE TROUGH IS DUG OUT DEEPER IN THE BERING MAKING A LARGER AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN THE GULF THUS PULLING THE NEXT DEVELOPING LOW MUCH FARTHER WEST. THIS STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY WILL PUSH NORTHEAST AND KNOCK DOWN THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF FRIDAY AND PUSH IT TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS BEHIND IT WILL KEEP THE RIDGE AT BAY. IN THE MEANTIME...A BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY WHICH WILL REMAIN INTO SUNDAY. THIS IS CARVED OUT BY A LOW MOVING OUT OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA BEHIND THIS WEAKENING LOW OVER THE INTERIOR. THESE FEATURES ACT TO LIFT THE INTERIOR LOW TO THE YUKON AND ALLOW THE RIDGE TO BUILD BACK A BIT IN THE PANHANDLE. SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...CURRENT LOW OVER KODIAK TO WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT AND INLAND TOMORROW. SOME STRONG WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF...EXPECT WINDS TO SWITCH TO THE WEST AND REMAIN MODERATE TO THE LOW MOVES INLAND TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM THE COAST INLAND TONIGHT WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND EFFECT LESSENING. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN INTO WEDNESDAY AS ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAIN. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SOME DRYING. STRONG LOW TO MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY WITH A STRONG FRONT MOVING TO KODIAK AND TO THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WITH SOME STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG. AS THE FRONT WORKS TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...WINDS TO PICK UP THERE WITH A ONSHORE RIDGE DEVELOPING. THIS WILL ALSO ENHANCE EAST WEST ORIENTED PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG THE COAST RESULTING IN INCREASED WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE LOW TO LIFT INLAND WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH EAST WEST GRADIENT DIMINISHING ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG ONSHORE BEHIND THE LOW SPREADING PRECIPITATION ALL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW AND THE WINDS ALOFT AROUND IT...STRONG SURFACE WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT INTO FRIDAY EVENING EVEN THOUGH THE LOW CENTER WILL BE NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE. SHOWER ACTIVITY TO WANE SATURDAY AS THE LOW EXITS TO NORTHERN CANADA. AT THIS TIME...ANOTHER LOW RACES INTO THE GULF ALONG TAIL OF THE JET AXIS TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUNDAY NEAR YAKUTAT. SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LOW NEAR KODIAK WITH PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION AROUND THE LOW IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. HOWEVER...STRONG GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL KEEP THE CURRENT MODERATE NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS THERE. WINDS THOUGH TURN MORE WESTERLY BEHIND THE LOW. IN ADDITION...A WEAK LOW MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE BERING SEA TONIGHT HAS SOME MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AS WELL. THIS LOW TO DISSIPATE TOMORROW AS A STRONG LOW MOVES OUT OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS LOW DEEPENS AS IT MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE ANTICIPATED AROUND THIS LOW ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE WHERE STRONG JET SUPPORT AND WARM FRONT PRESENT. MODERATE WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA. THIS LOW MOVES INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...IT DOMINATES THE WEATHER INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEHIND THE LOW FRIDAY WITH MODERATE WINDS REMAINING BEHIND THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE LOW LEAVES THE AREA SATURDAY WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FOR SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE BERING AT THIS TIME WITH A NEW LOW MOVING FROM THE WEST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 155 165 170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN SEP 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Sep 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Sep 20, 12:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Sep 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Sep 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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