Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 868, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. 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
- Nov 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091225 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A 1003 MB LOW NEAR BETHEL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AROUND 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100015 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE AND NORTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100155 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 CORRECTS ZONE 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE AND NORTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 455 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101313 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT...HIGHEST BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Nov 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST WED NOV 8 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS HAVE DONE A FAIRLY GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZATION THIS MORNING. ALL MODELS FAIRLY SIMILAR IN THE PROGRESSION OF FEATURES AS WELL. HOWEVER...BELIEVE THE NAM HAS PICKED UP ON THE LOW MOVING SOUTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA BETTER. IT IS DEEPER THAN THE GFS INITIALLY AND RIGHTFULLY SO. THEREFORE...WE HAVE KEPT THE IDEA OF A LOW BEING STAMPED FROM NORTHWEST ALASKA TODAY ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY AND FINALLY DISSIPATING IN THE GULF AS IT MERGES WITH ANOTHER LOW FRIDAY. IN CONTRAST...THE THOUGHT IS THE GFS WILL HANDLE THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF TOMORROW BETTER THAN THE NAM. THIS IS TRUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ENSEMBLES FROM THE GFS AND THE 12Z ECMWF KEEP A LOW IN THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE AS THE HIGH OVER THE BERING WILL MOST LIKELY NOT KNOCK THIS LOW OUT OF THE AREA. UPPER AIR...CURRENTLY...A WEAK UPPER LOW IS PRESENT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE STAMPED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS PUSHING THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TODAY AND CARVING OUT A TROUGH OVER THE GULF BY TOMORROW. IN THE MEANTIME...A STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS WORKING SOUTH OUT OF THE ARCTIC ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. THIS WAVE TO DROP INTO BRISTOL BAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE WEAK LOW IN THE GULF ROTATES TO THE NORTHWEST AND MERGES. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE GULF MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY. THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY MERGES WITH THE GULF LOW FRIDAY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THIS PATTERN TO REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...THE POLAR LOW SHIFT INTO NORTHEAST ALASKA WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF MOVING TO THE PANHANDLE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING THEN OCCUPIES THE ENTIRE BERING SUNDAY. SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO PUSH OVER THE ENTIRE BERING BY SUNDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...THE BIG CONCERN IS STRONG WINDS IN THE EASTERN BERING AND ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS IS DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PRESENT THERE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FIRST LOW TO MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS LOW TO CROSS INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME SNOW TO ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AS WELL. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN PROBLEM OVER THE EASTERN BERING. WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE WESTERN BERING...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW TO REMAIN IN WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF BRINGING SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST TODAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE INLAND...STRONG WINDS MOVING THROUGH NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS. THIS LOW TO MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS SHOULD PUT AN END TO THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THESE GAPS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH LIFT WITH THIS FEATURE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS FARTHER INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GULF TOMORROW AND MOVE TOWARD THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS LOW THE NORTH SOUTH GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL MEAN A SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED GAP WINDS. THE LOW IS DEEPER AND THUS WINDS WILL BE NEAR HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. IN ADDITION...AN EASTERLY WAVE TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW. THE LOW IN THE GULF TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE CENTRAL GULF. DRIER CONDITIONS FOLLOW THE WAVE FRIDAY. THESE DRIER CONDITIONS TO SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN GULF AS WELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND ENTIRE SOUTH CENTRAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS FURTHER AND MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 135. MARINE...GALE 155 170 171 172 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN NOV 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 2:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 9, 2:36 PM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.