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Gale Warning 706, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 27, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 281200
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 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.

PKZ199-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 997 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE THU NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
BERING SEA. A 988 MB LOW WILL BE 380 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING.
THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND DEEPEN TO 981 MB
BY SAT MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 282302
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 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.

PKZ199-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW OFF THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL INTENSIFY TO
984 MB 120 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON THEN BE A 982 MB LOW 160
NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-291400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT THU SEP 28 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 291203
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 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.

PKZ199-300200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
ADAK BY SAT MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 981 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 983 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-300200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-300200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 27, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM ADT WED SEP 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING TO A SECOND LOW JUST SOUTH OF ADAK. A STRONG
150 KT JET IS WRAPPED AROUND THE SOUTH END OF THIS TROUGH. SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATES A DECENT MOISTURE FEED ALONG THE JET HEADING TOWARD
THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS IS THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANTS OF TYPHOON YAGI. A FRONTAL WAVE IS EVIDENT IN THE SATELLITE
ALONG WITH THE LOW ALREADY IN PLACE NEAR SAND POINT. THE FRONTAL WAVE
AND THE SAND POINT LOW ARE EXPECTED TO MERGE AND MOVE INTO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT. THE PARENT SURFACE LOW WHICH IS
THE REMNANTS OF YAGI WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE EAST REMAINING SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS AS IT WEAKENS. THIS LOW SHOULD BE JUST SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE REMAINS OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LOW DISSIPATING TO A WEAK TROUGH.

OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE THE RESULT OF THE
MOISTURE REMAINING IN THE AREA FROM THE LOW THAT MOVED INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA YESTERDAY AND THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PUSHING INTO THE CANADIAN YUKON WITH WEAK
RIDGING BEHIND THIS. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF
DRIER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH AND THE SURFACE
MOISTURE NOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC RAPIDLY MOVING OVER KODIAK WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO
THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

FOR WESTERN ALASKA THE DOMINANT UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL
CONTINUE TO ROTATE CLOUDS AND MOISTURE INTO WESTERN ALASKA. WHILE THE
FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST FROM THE WEST A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
AT THE SURFACE WILL NOSE INTO THE NUNIVAK ISLAND AREA. WEAK LOW LEVEL
COLD ADVECTION INTO THE DELTA SHOULD RESULT IN KEEPING THE CLOUDS A
BIT HIGHER AND INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG LIMITING THE FOG TO LOW
LYING INLAND AREAS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE AT THIS TIME IS STRONGER WIND AVER THE
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

IN THE LONGER TERM THE TROUGH AND LOW IN THE GULF AND OVER THE
MAINLAND WILL MOVE EAST AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE
NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER
THE MAINLAND LATE FRIDAY AS A LARGE DEEP LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA
THROUGH MONDAY DRAGGING THE COLD AIR FROM THE ASIA INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAY 3 AND 4...NONE.
HYDROLOGY...NONE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE ZONE 350.
FIRE WEATHER...DONE.

SAM SEP 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 7:20 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC16 hr
Sep 27, 7:20 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC52 hr
Sep 27, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr

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Sources

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