Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2006, 11:00 AM 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
- Jan 24, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 250032 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT ... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 250550 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 CORRECTED ZONES 172 175 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT ... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251233 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 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. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THURSDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251827 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 165. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THURSDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 930 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260013 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 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. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB 230 NM EAST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 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 Jan 24, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES BUILD IN OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
STATE. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE
DRIFTING WESTWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
ALL MODEL ARE VERY SIMILAR AND INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL. THE LOW IN
THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TODAY.
WHILE OUT WEST A FRONT FROM A DEEP LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
WILL PASS THROUGH THE BERING DEVELOPING A SERIES OF LOWS ALONG IT
MOVES NORTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN STRONG EASTERLY
WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
DRY AIR AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL OVER ALL INTERIOR ZONES WITH NEAR
RECORD BREAKING LOWS IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. THE COLD AIR WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK.
STORMS FORCE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS A SERIES OF LOWS ROTATE AROUND THE MAIN LOW
LOCATED NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA RESULTING IN TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENTS OVER MOST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING AREAS
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...STORMS 170 172 175.
GALES 121 129 130 155 171 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 12:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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