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Gale Warning 820, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 28, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 28, 2006, 11:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2006, 11:15 AM AKDT (19:15 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2006, 12:00 AM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 290012 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

UPDATED ZONES 155 165

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 984 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES INLAND
NEAR SOUTHERN NORTH SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUNDAY MORNING. 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY AND DRIFTS
EAST THROUGH MONDAY. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN DRIFTS SOUTH AND WEAKENS MONDAY.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-291400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-291400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-291400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
405 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO W WIND 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-291400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 290131 AAB
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
525 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

UPDATED ZONES 170 171 172

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...
CLEVELAND VOLCANO IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 984 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN NORTH SOUND AND
WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY AND DRIFTS EAST THROUGH MONDAY. A 1012 MB
LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW 
THEN DRIFTS SOUTH AND WEAKENS MONDAY. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-291400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-291400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-291400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
405 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO W WIND 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
525 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...ASH FALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM ADT TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-291400-
UNALASKA BAY
525 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...ASH FALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM ADT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
525 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...ASH FALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM ADT TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 290259 AAC
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

UPDATED ZONES 170 171 172

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 984 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES INLAND
NEAR SOUTHERN NORTH SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY AND DRIFTS EAST
THROUGH MONDAY. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN DRIFTS SOUTH AND WEAKENS MONDAY. 
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-291400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-291400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
415 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-291400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
405 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO W WIND 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
700 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-291400-
UNALASKA BAY
700 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-291400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
700 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 291212
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN OCT 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.

PKZ199-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1015 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 500 NM 
SOUTH OF COLD BAY MONDAY NIGHT.  HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA 
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT. ATKA WEST...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 30 KT. ATKA WEST...N WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...EAST OF ATKA...NE WIND 35 KT. ATKA WEST...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN OCT 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 28, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SAT OCT 28 2006

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE LOW JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS MOVING NORTHEAST IS BRINGING
GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
PRECIPITATION FROM THIS LOW HAS ALREADY REACHED THE YUKON DELTA. A
RIDGE STRETCHING NORTHEAST FROM THE AKPEN TO OVER THE SUSITNA AND
COPPER RIVER VALLEY IS KEEPING SOUTHCENTRAL MOSTLY CLEAR TODAY.

NAM DID NOT HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE BERING LOW. WITH GFS AND UKMET
IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND GFS KEEPING RELATIVELY CONSISTENT IN THE LONG
TERM...HAVE FOLLOWED GFS GUIDANCE.

EAST...CLOUD COVER WILL BE INCREASING LATER TODAY FROM THE WEST AS
THE BERING SYSTEM NEARS TO PUSH THE RIDGE EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN LATE TONIGHT REACHING OVER TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN LATER TOMORROW MORNING. WITH COOLER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES IN PLACE...LOOK FOR PRECIP TO BEGIN AS SNOW. WARM
ADVECTION IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL MIX OR CHANGE SNOW TO RAIN
TOMORROW. DURING THE CHANGE OVER...FREEZING RAIN COULD BE POSSIBLE IN
THE MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY TOMORROW MORNING AS SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND LIFT AGAINST THE
ALASKA RANGE WILL ALLOW HEAVIER SNOW TO FALL OVER THIS AREA. THE LOW
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST DOWN INTO THE GULF MONDAY NIGHT. AS COLD AIR
COMES AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...RAIN SHOULD TURN BACK INTO
SNOW ON MONDAY.

WEST...PRECIPITATION MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN WILL SPREAD EAST
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND TODAY. THE TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE RIDGE TO THE EAST WILL
PROVIDE STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...
PRIBILOFS...AKPEN...WESTERN CAPES AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH
TOMORROW. CONSTANT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE LOW
TOWARD WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF COASTAL FLOODING TO KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE
BACK TO SNOW AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF ON MONDAY AND COLD AIR
MOVES SOUTH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
BUILDING INTO THE BERING SUNDAY AND INTO THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK TO CLEAR IT OUT AND LOWER TEMPERATURES IN
NORTHERLY FLOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY 155 161
MARINE...STORM 170 179 180
      ...GALE 150 155 160 165 171 172 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LR OCT 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Oct 27, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 27, 11:30 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 28, 12:12 AM AKDTSnow AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 28, 10:17 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Oct 28, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC25 hr
Oct 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Oct 28, 12:33 PM AKDTAshfall AdvisoryAFC7 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.