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Gale Warning 863, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2006, 2:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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
- Nov 6, 2006, 2:15 PM AKST (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070415 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 UPDATED ZONE 150 AND 155 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. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF FOUR MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO A 998 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 715 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071210 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1015 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 1021 MB TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A SECONDARY 1017 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 1006 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080018 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 C0RRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1015 MB LOW AT 52N 171W WILL MOVE TO A 1000 MB LOW AT 47N 156W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BUILD OVER AMCHITKA BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT..E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 Nov 6, 9:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 9:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST MON NOV 6 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR...AN UPPER HIGH NORTH OF KAMCHATKA WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD
OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. A MODERATE SHORT WAVE
OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND FORM A CUTOFF LOW OVER COOK
INLET TUESDAY THEN MOVE TO MIDDLETON ISLAND AND BECOME STATIONARY
WEDNESDAY. A SECOND STRONGER UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH AND CROSS THE
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST WEDNESDAY THEN MOVE OVER BRISTOL BAY BY LATE
THURSDAY AND MERGE WITH THE MIDDLETON ISLAND LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND SATURDAY.
MODEL COMPARISON...ALL NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
DEEP PACIFIC LOW MOVING ONSHORE NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE MONDAY NIGHT AND
ON THE STATIONARY LOW FORMING SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY TUE MORNING. ALL
MODELS ALSO AGREE WITH THE SOUTHEAST MIGRATION OF A STRONG HIGH OVER
THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA. THE UKMET GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE WEAK LOW MOVING FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THEN DEEPENING IT TO A STRONG STORM AS IT MOVE
EASTWARD TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE SOUTH OF THE GULF. THE NAM WEAKENS
THEN LOSES THIS LOW BY 72 HOURS.
SURFACE...A STRONG 966 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE MONDAY NIGHT. A WEAK 992 MB LOW WILL
FORM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY TUESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INCLUDING PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
KODIAK ISLAND BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A WEAK WESTERN BERING LOW WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND MOVE
TO THE SOUTHWEST GULF BY WEDNESDAY THEN DEEPEN TO A STRONG STORM AS
IT APPROACHES DIXON ENTRANCE FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. MODERATELY
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF
WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEK.
CHANNELED AND GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THE
WEST AND CENTRAL GULF COAST AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121
STORM...130
GALE..350 132
RHH NOV 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:43 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Nov 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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