Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 773, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 12, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 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 122256 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 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. PKZ199-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI. A 987 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM WEST OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 993 MB IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 974 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT THEN DEEPEN TO 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR ADAK. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131156 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI. A 987 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM WEST OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 993 MB IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 974 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT THEN DEEPEN TO 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR ADAK. $$ PKZ150-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 132314 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 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. PKZ199-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE 995 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST INTENSIFYING TO 960 MB NEAR ADAK SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. THE 983 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AS IT WEAKENS. THE 991 MB LOW 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT EAST DISSIPATING SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 12, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT THU OCT 12 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE DONE A DECENT JOB WITH INITIALIZING THE LOW JUST WEST OF
THE GULF THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE LOW IN THE BERING SEEMS TO BE
DEPICTED A LITTLE TOO FAR NORTH BUT ON THE SAME TRACK TO THE
NORTHEAST. THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE FORECAST WOULD BE TO EXPECT WINDS
TO BE A BIT STRONGER OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN GOOD WITH THE GFS. MODELS CONTINUE TO
ADVERTISE STRONG LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THOSE AREAS.
UPPER LEVELS...LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONNECTED TO
CLOSE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. THIS TROUGH TO BE DRIVEN EAST AND INTO
THE PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WAVE REPLACED BY A RIDGE
THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A LARGE LOW OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL CARVE OUT A TROUGH THROUGH THE WESTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE ROTATES THROUGH THE
BASE OF THE LOW. SOME UPPER LEVEL COLD AIR TO WRAP INTO THIS SYSTEM
AND CREATE A NEW CENTER TO THE TROUGH OVER ADAK SATURDAY. IN THE
MEANTIME...THE RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER THE MAINLAND. THE RIDGE REMAINS
OVER THE MAINLAND AS THE LOW IN THE BERING ROTATES NORTH AND LARGE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE ENTIRE BERING SEA. THIS PATTERN
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THERE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A 995 MB LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK TO
PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY.
CURRENTLY...SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE
LOW AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS
AND CLOUD COVER TO SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY
WILL SHIFT EAST TOMORROW AS THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AND
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE AREA. ONLY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE
AROUND THE LOW NEAR COASTAL LOCATIONS. PRECIPITATION NOT EXPECTED TO
BE HEAVY. HIGH PRESSURE TO THEN DOMINATE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...SOME RAIN AND WINDS WILL EFFECT THE WESTERN GULF
AND KODIAK AT TIMES AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING AND HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED IN THE EASTERN GULF WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH. THE CONSISTENT
PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CREATE MODERATE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
AT TIMES THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM.
SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...CURRENTLY...SHOWERS WRAPPING
AROUND THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WANING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
THE LOW SLOWLY PUSHES INTO THE GULF. CONDITIONS WILL BE CLEARING
OVERNIGHT IN WESTERN ALASKA WITH SOME FOG EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. A
995 MB LOW JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IN NORTHWESTERN
BERING SEA TO TRAVEL NORTHEAST TO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
GOOD WINDS AND PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS THE BERING FRIDAY TO THE
WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT. THE FRONT TO PUSH FARTHER INLAND SATURDAY THEN NORTH OVER THE
HIGH PRESSURE IN EASTERN ALASKA.
BIG STORY IS THE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
FRIDAY AND MOVE NEAR ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW TO RAPIDLY
DEEPEN TO 960 MB AT THAT TIME. THIS WILL CREATE SOME VERY STRONG
WINDS AROUND THE LOW. PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION AS WELL. THE LOW TRACKS
NORTH NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
STRONG WINDS CONTINUING AROUND THE LOW. THE LOW BEGINS TO FILL SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS IT MOVES ONTO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. A LARGE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING BEHIND THE LOW AS
CONTINUED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE INTO THE TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA. WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG IN THE BERING INTO MONDAY MORNING
BEFORE THE LOW MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. PRECIPITATION TO SPREAD
OVER THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEHIND THE INITIAL LOW AND
REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS CONFINED TO THE
INITIAL LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 135
HIGH WIND WATCH ZONES 187 AND 191
MARINE...STORM 176
GALE 155 172 175 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN OCT 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 12, 10:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 37 hr |
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