Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 871, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 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 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 101810 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 UPDATED ZONE 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 910 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 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. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110035 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110042 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 10 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 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 9, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST THU NOV 9 2006 .DISCUSSION... ALL MODELS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZATION THIS MORNING. THE MAJOR AND MINOR FEATURES ARE ALL REPRESENTED WELL WITHIN A COUPLE MILLBARS OF EACH OTHER. NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NAM AND GFS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ONLY DIFFERENCE WILL PROBABLY BE THAT A REMNANT LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SOLUTION DIFFERS FROM THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION. HOWEVER...THE 12Z GFS ENSEMBLES PICK UP ON THIS FEATURE WITH A STRONGER SURFACE TROUGH THAN THE OPERATIONAL RUN. A LOW TO REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN IN PLACE INTO MID NEXT WEEK. UPPER AIR...CURRENTLY...AN UPPER LOW IS PRESENT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH ANOTHER JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF. A RIDGE IS PRESENT OVER THE WESTERN BERING. A STRONG SHORT WAVE IS DROPPING SOUTH BEHIND THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA LOW WITH GOOD PUSH OF COLD AIR. A SURFACE LOW IS DEVELOPING UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF. THIS IS BEING ENHANCED BY A STRONG JET RUNNING FOR 170W TO 130W ROUGHLY ALONG 45N. THE JET TO PUSH INTO THE PANHANDLE AS THE SURFACE LOW RECURVES TO THE NORTH INTO THE GULF. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL LOW TO RECURVE AS WELL AND MERGE WITH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA LOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT TO SWING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY AND ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN TO BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE BERING SEA SATURDAY AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH DROPS IN FROM THE NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE WILL ACT TO PUSH THE LOW OUT OF THE GULF SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVES OUT OF THE POLAR LOW OVER EASTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER PUSHING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE IN THE WEST AND INTO WESTERN ALASKA MONDAY. SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO PUSH OVER THE ENTIRE BERING BY SUNDAY THEN RETREAT MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...THE BIG CONCERN IS STRONG WINDS IN THE EASTERN BERING AND ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. THIS IS DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PRESENT THERE THROUGH SATURDAY AND COLD AIR ADVECTION. THE FIRST PUSH TO MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SOME SNOW TO ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE AS WELL. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN PROBLEM OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER WAVE TO CROSS THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY AFTER IT GOES THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SOME BETTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO AREAS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. WARMER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE AS WELL. SO...AREAS WILL LIKELY WARM UP AFTER THIS FEATURE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SATURDAY. A WEAK LOW TO PUSH THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE ENTERING THE GULF. AN AREA OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE PRECIPITATION TO ACCOMPANY THIS FAST MOVING FEATURE. SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A DEVELOPING LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF TO MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE BRINGING A GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN SPREADING WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FEATURE WILL PUSH PRECIPITATION AROUND SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT AND REACH KODIAK BY TOMORROW MORNING. AN AREA OF WARMER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE AS WELL. PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT CORDOVA LATER TONIGHT AND WORK TO KODIAK BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. KODIAK COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM THIS FEATURE...BUT BELIEVE THE STRONGEST WINDS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH WARMER AIR AND A CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL END IN THE EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING BEFORE DECOUPLING FROM THE JET LATER TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN CURVE TO THE NORTH AND WEAKEN SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THIS LOW CONTINUES A GOOD NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST GRADIENT TO BE ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE THE LOW DROPS FARTHER SOUTH AND WEAKENS FURTHER IN THE GULF. THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT NOT REALLY THERE FOR REALLY STRONG WINDS UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SO HAVE PUSHED OFF THE WATCH UNTIL THAT TIME FRAME FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. OTHER AREAS NOT LIKELY TO SEE ANY WARNING LEVEL WINDS. HOWEVER...WITH THE DEPTH OF THIS LOW WE WILL SEE GALE FORCE WINDS IN MANY AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR TO RETURN QUICKLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE AIR MASS WILL BE DRY AS WELL. EXPECT CLEAR AND COLD AIR MASS TO REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE ONLY INTERRUPTION TO THIS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH ONE LAST WEAK WAVE TO MOVE AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF SATURDAY BEFORE IT PUSHES TO THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY. ANOTHER INTERRUPTION WILL BE THE PROGRESS OF A LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE KODIAK AREA BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW TO THAT AREA. THIS FEATURE WILL REINSTATE A LOW CENTER IN THE GULF BY TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 135 MARINE...GALE 120 132 138 150 155 165 170 171 172 179 180 185 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 9, 5:58 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 10, 2:23 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:16 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 10, 8:14 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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