Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 771, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 111145 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112329 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL HOLD THROUGH THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120017 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 AMENDED AREAS 120 130 138 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL HOLD THROUGH THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 415 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 415 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 415 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 415 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 415 PM ADT WED OCT 11 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121129 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO NEAR 330 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 996 MB FRIDAY MORNING THEN DRIFT EAST TO NEAR 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 997 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT TUE OCT 10 2006 .DISCUSSION... MAIN WEATHER FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE A DEEP LOW OFF THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WHICH EXTENDS SOUTH TOWARDS THE TROPICS. FUELED BY A 150+ KT JET STREAK...THE SUDDENLY SLOW MOVING SYSTEM IS BRINGING UP WARM ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM LOWER LATITUDES AND DROPPING IT ON THE EASTERN HALF OF ALASKA. .UPPER LEVELS... A LOOK AT THE SYNOPTIC SCALE SHOWS A SLOW MOVING FIVE WAVE PATTERN...WITH A DEEP LOW CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS LOW WILL BEGIN TO FILL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WILL BE REPLACED BY AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH CENTERED IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. IF THE LONG TERM MODELS HOLD TRUE...MUCH OF ALASKA WILL ENJOY A PROLONGED PERIOD OF GOOD WEATHER. .MODELS... ALL MODELS HAVE INITIALIZED RELATIVELY WELL TODAY. GFS NAM AND UKMET ALL SPLIT THE SURFACE LOW INTO TWO TONIGHT...WITH BOTH OF THEM PULLING NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE ARCTIC OCEAN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DIFFERENCE IN INTENSITIES ON THE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...BY WEDNESDAY EVENING GFS HAS THE LOW A GOOD 10 MB STRONGER THAN THE NAM...WITH THE UKMET LEANING MORE TOWARDS GFS. GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS SCENARIO...SO WILL LEAN MORE TOWARDS IT. .EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... FLOODING CONDITIONS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SHOULD PERSIST FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE THE TROPICAL FEED SLIDES TOWARDS THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. THE SYSTEM WILL THROW A SHORTWAVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...WHICH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT BY THURSDAY...POTENTIALLY SETTING UP A NICE WEEKEND AS A HIGH BUILDS UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE STRONG SURFACE EASTERLIES THAT HAVE GRIPPED MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD SLACKEN WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LOW WILL SKIRT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...BUT LOOKS TO PRIMARILY AFFECT KODIAK. .WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AS THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE ON OUT NORTHWARD...THE GALES OUT IN THE BERING SEA SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE WEATHER IN THE BERING AND ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MORNING. THE TYPICAL MARINE STRATUS WILL FOLLOW. A LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY NEAR SIBERIA WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING THURSDAY AND HELP MOVE THE HIGH PRESSURE EASTWARD. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ENSUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNINGS 131 135 145...COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS 155 161 MARINE...GALES 130 138 140 155 160 176 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DANG OCT 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 11, 11:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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