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Gale Warning 893, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 19, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201248
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 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.

PKZ199-210300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA TUES AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW
340 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA LATE TUES  NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. WEST OF ATKA...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201527 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-210300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW
340 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. WEST OF ATKA...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210012
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 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.

PKZ199-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 989 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW MOVES TO 340 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRIAN THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 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 19, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

.DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN SHORT TERM. MODEL
ENSEMBLES SHOW SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN MEMBERS...SO CONFIDENCE IS
FAIRLY LOW MUCH BEYOND 72 HOURS.

.UPPER AIR...IN SHORT TERM LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL SHIFT
EAST AND WEAKEN...HOWEVER BY WED NIGHT/THU LONG WAVE IS REESTABLISHED
OVER THE THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND/GULF OF ALASKA. RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING DOES SHIFT EAST...BUT COLD AIR TO EAST HALTS ITS EAST MOVEMENT
TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. YESTERDAYS 12Z RUN SHOWED SW FLOW SETTING
UP OVER THE MAINLAND BY WEEKS END WITH RIDGE AXIS ALONG 145W WITH
TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. FOR NOW WILL STICK WITH CURRENT PATTERN
UNTIL THERE ARE CLEAR INDICATORS OF PATTERN SHIFT.

.SURFACE EAST...COLD ADVECTION INTO THE GULF WILL MAINTAIN PRESSURE
TROUGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOW CENTER WHICH FORMS NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND SHOULD START SLOW SHIFT SOUTH TONIGHT UNDER UPPER CENTER. THIS
IN TURN SHOULD REDUCE PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER THE MAINLAND AND
SUPPORTING N-NE FLOW ALOFT SHOULD WEAKEN. OVERALL WINDS IN WARNING
AREAS SHOULD PEAK TODAY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. FOR
NOW WILL HOLD WARNING UP UNTIL MON MORNING AND MONITOR. IN GENERAL
EXPECT PERIODS OF BRISK GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL
WITH GENERALLY FAIR SKIES AND COLD WEATHER CONTINUING THROUGH THIS
WEEK.

.SURFACE WEST...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA MAY BRING A LITTLE OVERRUNNING SNOW TO SW AK TONIGHT. WINDS OVER
THE AK PEN...BRISTOL BAY WILL INCREASE SOME THIS AFTERNOON WITH JET
SUPPORT...STRONGEST EAST OF COLD BAY. EXPECT WINDS WILL MAINTAIN
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY MON. RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING DRIFTS SLOWLY EAST. EXPECT LOW COMPLEX TO MOVE SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT/TUE..SHOULD BRING SOME RAIN AND BRISK
EASTERLY WINDS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ZONE 111 131 135. HIGH WIND WARNING
ENDING ZONE 145.
MARINE...STORM 150
         GALE 121, 130, 132, 138, 140, 155, 160, 172, 175, 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120, 121, 125, 129, 130, 138, 140,
           141

RMC NOV 06

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 19, 6:19 PM AKST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1119 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  CANTWELL                63.37N 148.92W
11/19/2006  M70.00 MPH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CANTWELL, NORTH END OF ZONE 145 REPORTED 70 MPH AND
            ESTIMATED WIND 58 TO 72 MPH AFTER ANNEMOMETER FAILED.

&&

JS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Nov 20, 1:40 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.