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Gale Warning 897, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 21, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 21, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 220016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 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. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A 987 MB LOW 180NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SHEMYA WED EVENING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 330 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM WEST OF ATKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT SWITCHING TO SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT SWITCHING TO SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221240 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB WED NIGHT 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR SHEMYA THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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 21, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE NOV 21 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. LONG TERM MODELS HAVE
BECOME MORE CONSISTENT IN STAGNANT PATTERN BREAKING DOWN THIS
WEEKEND. HAVE FOLLOWED THE LATEST GFS EXTENDED GUIDANCE.
EAST...HIGH OVER THE MAINLAND AND LOW IN THE GULF WILL CONTINUE
MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD NORTHERLY FLOW CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEK.
SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL BREAKDOWN THE RIDGE OVER THE
BERING AND ALLOW SOUTHWEST FLOW TO REACH THE MAINLAND WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE CROSSING INTO THE GULF.
WEST...RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL HOLD
THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW COMPLEX SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
SPREAD BRISK SOUTHEAST WINDS EAST ALONG THE CHAIN THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. MAINLAND WILL REMAIN UNDER NORTHERLY COLD AND DRY FLOW UNTIL
FRIDAY WHEN OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION FROM SYSTEM OUT WEST REACHES
THE MAINLAND AND WARM FRONT IS PUSHED ASHORE OVER THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...ICE FLOOD JAMMING 121
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR NOV 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 40 min | |
| Nov 20, 11:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 21, 10:43 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Nov 21, 10:43 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.