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Gale Warning 919, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 28, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 28, 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 28, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 29, 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 
FZAK51 PAFC 291255
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
PRINCE RUPPERT WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN
CANADA BY THU EVENING. A 995 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WED
NIGHT WILL BECOME A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291600 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

UPDATED ZONES 121 125 AND 129.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
PRINCE RUPPERT WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN
CANADA BY THU EVENING. A 995 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WED
NIGHT WILL BECOME A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291627 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
PRINCE RUPERT WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU
EVENING. A 995 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT WILL
BECOME A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291631 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

UPDATED ZONE 129.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
PRINCE RUPERT WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU
EVENING. A 995 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT WILL
BECOME A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
730 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300011
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-301500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW 225 NM WEST OF HYDABURG WILL MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR HYDABURG LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 993 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 BY MORNING. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 28, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006

.DISCUSSION...A MODERATE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS THE FOCUS OF
THE WEATHER IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM HAS GOOD
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE STRONG PUSH OF MOISTURE
FROM THE SOUTH. THE UPPER SUPPORT STARTS JUST NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN
AND FEEDS IN THIS GULF OF ALASKA SYSTEM. THIS SUPPORT WILL MOVE
FAIRLY QUICKLY TO THE EAST AND THEREFORE THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND
WEAKEN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BEFORE THAT HAPPENS IT WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 135 WHICH INCLUDES MONTAGUE AND HINCHINBROOK
ISLANDS AS WELL AS CORDOVA. THE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AS SNOW MOVES
INTO THE AREA AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. THE WARM AIR IN THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD BE DEFLECTED EAST OF THE CORDOVA AREA AND KEEP THE
PRECIPITATION IN THE AFOREMENTIONED PLACES SNOW. THOMPSON PASS AND
THE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO SEE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM IN THE WEST HAS MOVED SOUTH OF KISKA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM HAS A STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT IN IT WITH
GOOD WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF IT AND INTENSE COLD ADVECTION ON THE
BACK SIDE OF IT. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE JUST NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY. BIG ISSUE
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE WIND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. AS
THIS LOW MOVES EASTWARD TEMPERATURES AT THE 850 MB LEVEL ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP UP TO 20 CELSIUS IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD TOMORROW NIGHT. A HIGH
WIND WATCH WILL THEREFORE BE ISSUED FOR ZONE 187 FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND ZONE 185...DUTCH HARBOR AREA...FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL SEE STRONG WINDS AS WELL BUT PROBABLY NOT QUITE
ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WATCH.

GFS IS ONCE AGAIN THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR BOTH SYSTEMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 135. HIGH WIND WATCH 185 187.
MARINE...GALE 121 125 155 165 171 175 176 185.
         STORM 120 130 132 170 172 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NOV 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 28, 11:58 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC11 hr
Nov 29, 2:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Nov 29, 2:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Nov 29, 5:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 29, 12:20 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC23 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.