Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 874, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 11, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120050 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BEGIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING ON MON PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLIES. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO BRISTOL BAY FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY MORNING BRINGING STRONG WINDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121527 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 UPDATED ZONE 155 170 171 179 185 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. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO BRISTOL BAY FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY MORNING BRINGING STRONG WINDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 625 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 625 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 625 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 625 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 625 AM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 130052 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP DOWN THROUGH NORTON SOUND SUN EVENING AND ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLIES TO THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131226 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 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. PKZ199-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TODAY BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 140007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Nov 11, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST SAT NOV 11 2006
.DISCUSSION...
WE ARE IN A VERY STABLE PATTERN WITH A BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA AND TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE GULF. LOOK FOR
PERSISTENT CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE...NAMELY COLD NORTHERLY FLOW
OVER THE MAINLAND AND EASTERN BERING. THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS THE
UPPER JET HAS BEEN SPLIT WITH NUMEROUS SHORT-WAVES MOVING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE STATE...SO COLD ADVECTION EVENTS HAVE HAD LITTLE UPPER
SUPPORT. LOOK FOR THIS TO CHANGE SUNDAY AS BLOCKING HIGH BUILDS AND
AMPLIFIES AND UPPER TROUGH BECOMES NEUTRALLY TILTED. THIS WILL SET
UP A NORTH-SOUTH JET OVER WESTERN ALASKA/EASTERN BERING WHICH WILL
TRANSPORT ARCTIC AIR (COLDEST OF THE SEASON THUS FAR) FROM THE POLE
SOUTHWARD ACROSS ALASKA. THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE IS TO IDENTIFY
LOCATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR.
MODELS SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN
THE HANDLING OF SHORT-WAVE EMBEDDED IN NORTHERLY FLOW THAT DROPS
DOWN ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA/EASTERN BERING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
PREFER THE GFS/UKMET SOLUTION WHICH IS THE MOST CONSISTENT. DPROG/DT
SHOWS A SLIGHT TREND WESTWARD WITH THIS FEATURE WHICH MEANS THE
STRONGEST WINDS WOULD OCCUR OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND AKPENN.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FORECAST...GULF LOW THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO COASTAL
REGIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY IS TRACKING EASTWARD TOWARD THE
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS SO WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
TONIGHT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. AN UPPER SHORT-WAVE WHICH IS
CURRENTLY PRODUCING A FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEAK TO MODERATE COLD ADVECTION
WILL BEGIN TO KICK UP THE WINDS BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEXT
SHORT-WAVE DROPPING DOWN IS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT. IT WILL DROP DOWN
ACROSS EASTERN ALASKA SUNDAY AND AID IN DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW
OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL
ENSUE BEHIND THIS TROUGH WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SURFACE
LOW OVER NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL REALLY TIGHTEN UP PREESSURE GRADIENT
FROM COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE GULF. ALTHOUGH UPPER JET WILL BE OVER
WESTERN ALASKA THERE WILL BE ENOUGH UPPER SUPPORT AND STRONG ENOUGH
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT/COLD ADVECTION TO WARRANT A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. VALDEZ TO THOMPSON PASS WILL
ALSO SEE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WARNING
LEVELS. LOOKS LIKE COLD ADVECTION WILL WEAKEN BY MONDAY NIGHT SO
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LET UP. HOWEVER...MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER
SHORT-WAVE EMBEDDED IN NORTHERLY FLOW MOVING THROUGH WITH EVEN COLDER
AIR BEHIND IT...SO LOOK FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/EASTERN BERING SEA/AKPENN FORECAST...COLD ADVECTION
AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A STEEP
INVERSION IN THE INLAND VALLEYS WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS IN THOSE
LOCATIONS. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE WILL BRING SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA SUNDAY NIGHT AND TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE AKPENN ON MONDAY.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...HOWEVER AT THIS POINT STRONGEST
WINDS SHOULD BE OFFSHORE SO DO NOT THINK WILL REACH BLOWING
SNOW/BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THIS IS WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON THOUGH. IT
DOES LOOK LIKE THE AKPENN WILL GET 40 TO 50 KT OF WIND COMBINED WITH
PRECIPITATION ON MONDAY. INITIALLY IT LOOKS WARM ENOUGH ALOFT TO
START PRECIP ALONG AKPENN IN FORM OF RAIN...BUT WITH COLD AIR COMING
IN FAST IT MAY END AS SNOW. THE AKPENN WILL GET CLOBBERED WITH
40 TO 50 KT WINDS SO IF PRECIP DOES CHANGE TO SNOW THERE COULD BE
SOME LOW VISIBILITIES. WILL REFINE THIS FORECAST AS WE GET CLOSER.
STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AND ONWARD. WITH THE UPPER JET
SETTING UP RIGHT OVER THE REGION EXPECT SOME STRONGER WINDS TO MIX
DOWN...EVEN INTO THE VALLEYS. OUTFLOW GUSTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
AKPENN WILL LIKELY REACH STORM FORCE BY TUESDAY.
WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS...AS UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS
LOOK FOR INVERSION TO DEEPEN AND LOWER. THIS WILL FORM AREAS OF FOG.
OTHERWISE DRY WITH LOTS OF STRATUS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 135 COPPER RIVER DELTA SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
MARINE...GALES 121 180.
SEBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 11, 6:45 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 11, 10:58 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 11, 11:20 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr |
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