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Gale Warning 925, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 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 30, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 010038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1017 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE AND WESTERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR BAY ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BUILDING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010210 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 PM AST THU NOV 30 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1017 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE AND WESTERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 510 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BUILDING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010655 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 AND 141. 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. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1017 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE AND WESTERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 955 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 955 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 955 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 955 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 955 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW TOWARD DAWN. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 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. PKZ197-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTH TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO 260 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. E WINDS 35 KT ALONG COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECONING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON . SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 30, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM AST THU NOV 30 2006
.DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN SETTING UP FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK.
IN THE EAST...A SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BRING
SNOW INTO THE AREA. ALREADY SNOW FALLING ON THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA AND THE PATTERN IS SETTING UP TO BRING MORE WIDESPREAD
SNOW IN TONIGHT. BASIC PATTERN HAS A 500 MB TROUGH IN THE WESTERN
PART OF THE STSTE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. WITH THIS IS SOME COLD
ADVECTION FROM THE WEST. THIS IS MOST EVIDENT IN THE 850 MB
TEMPERATURE FIELD. THE THERMAL PACKING AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION
OF THIS FIELD AND SETS UP WELL FOR A DECENT SNOWFALL IN THE COOK
INLET AREA TONIGHT INTO MIDDAY FRIDAY AS THE WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVES
JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
MOIST AIR TO OVERRUN THE COLD DOME WEST OF THE KENAI...CHUGACH...AND
TALKEETA MOUNTAINS AND PRECIPITATE OUT. ELEMENTS WORKING AGAINST
THIS IS THE FORECASTED POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW ON BOTH THE GFS
AND NAM MODEL KEEPS THE LOW A LITTLE SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
IF THIS LOW MOVED INTO THE SOUND THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE COOK
INLET REGION WOULD INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. IT STILL IS A PRETTY GOOD
PATTERN TO GET SOME SNOW. THIS SNOW WILL MOST LIKELY TAPER OFF INTO
SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ANS THE 500 MB TROUGH PASSES EAST
OF COOK INLET.
OTHER AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF CAOST CAN EXPECT TO SEE SNOWFALL AS
WELL TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THIS SYSTEM. KODIAK WILL BE THE
EXCEPTION AS THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE THE NORTHWEST WINDS
AND DRY YOU OUT.
IN THE WEST A LARGE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC IS APPROACHING THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. IT WILL MOVE JUST WEST OF ADAK NEAR 960 MB FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE PROCEEDING INTO THE BERING SEA. STRONG WARM
ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY STRONG COLD ADVECTION
ALONG THE BACK PART OF THIS LOW WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS FOR THE
ENTIRE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD
BE IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT IN 191 ON THE BACK SECTION OF THIS
LOW. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WITH THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ARE
FAVORABLE FOR A HIGH WIND SITUATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
HIGH WIND WATCH 191.
MARINE...GALE...EASTERN ALEUTAINS...ALASKA PENINSULA.
STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WIND CENTRAL AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
EZ NOV 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 6:23 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 12:01 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Nov 30, 12:14 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Nov 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 11:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 11:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 30, 11:06 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 11:30 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 days | |
| Nov 30, 12:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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