Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 808, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2006, 6:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 25, 2006, 6:00 AM AKDT (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251906 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 UPDATE TO ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1100 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 252343 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL DRIFT TO 260 NM WEST OF SITKA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1019 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 992 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261144 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 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. PKZ199-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 280 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-270200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-270200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU OCT 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 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 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED OCT 25 2006 .DISCUSSION... A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS SEEN CLEARLY ON IR SATELLITE THIS MORNING JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS ITS FRONT MOVED INLAND OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST THIS MORNING. ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE THE VERY BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND EMBEDDED UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE PWS LOW IS CLEARLY SEEN AS WELL. THE JET STREAM IS SEEN STRETCHING BELOW THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN ALONG 40N THEN TURNING NORTHEAST AT 170W AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. COLD AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE PWS LOW INTO THE BERING AND A RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE WEST IS BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. MODEL AGREEMENT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. HOWEVER GFS HAD THE PWS LOW 4 MB TOO WEAK AND THE NAM HAD IT 4 MB TOO STRONG. UKMET SEEMED TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE SYSTEM. USED A BLEND OF GFS/NAM FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE. EAST...THE PWS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT KEEPING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AROUND...MAINLY EAST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND UP INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PRESSES EAST AND NUDGES THE TROUGH TOWARD CANADA...A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE MAINLAND AND CLEAR CONDITIONS FROM THE WEST BEGINNING TOMORROW THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL HELP KEEP MOST PRECIP OUT OF THE AREA. WITH THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH MOVING EAST OVER THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE IN AND REMAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND EXPECT TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY LOW TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT...TO BE ON A DOWNWARD TREND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WEST...SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND WILL DECREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE PWS LOW WEAKENS AND THE UPPER TROUGH IS PUSHED EAST. SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW AS THE SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS EAST. THREE LOWS STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF EASTERN RUSSIA TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT WILL PUSH SHOWERS AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHAIN AND THE BERING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL SEE SHOWERS FROM THESE SYSTEMS STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE MOISTURE RIDES OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOWS PUSH THE RIDGE EAST AND SPREAD MOISTURE INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD SEE MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AS AN UPPER LOW NORTH OF CANADA BUILDS DOWN OVER EASTERN ALASKA BRINGING POLAR AIR ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF IT. WILL HAVE TO WATCH SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS TO SEE IF THIS SCENARIO HOLDS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 120 121 125 130 132 138 FIRE WEATHER...NONE LR OCT 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 6:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 6:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Oct 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 25, 12:40 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Oct 25, 1:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Oct 25, 2:54 AM AKDT | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 25, 8:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Oct 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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