Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 96, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 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
- Jan 28, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 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 290057 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 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. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN EVENING. A 988 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE EAST TO 600 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTH TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 290141 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN EVENING. A 988 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE EAST TO 600 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTH TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 440 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 440 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 440 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 290820 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1115 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN EVENING. A 988 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE EAST TO 600 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTH TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1115 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1115 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1115 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291235 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 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...AUGUSTINE VOLCANO REMAINS ACTIVE. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OF AROUND 988 MB WILL LINGER OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 600 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND DEEPEN TO 967 MB BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS PASSES AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 29 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 28, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006 .DISCUSSION... SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE DATA SHOWS THREE PRIMARY SYSTEMS OF NOTE THIS MORNING. IN THE EAST...A 986 MB LOW IS SPINNING IN THE EXTREME NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WITH SNOW BEING INDICATED BY RADAR ALONG THE WARM FRONTAL BAND MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE CLOUD COVER WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW HAS REMAINED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP BY SEVERAL DEGREES THROUGH THE NIGHT. MEANWHILE COLD AIR WRAPPING BACK INTO THE LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN GULF. CONDITIONS ARE RELATIVELY QUIET OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR ALASKA WHERE LIGHT WINDS AND A DEEPLY ENTRENCHED ARCTIC AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE. A FRONTAL BAND STRETCHING FROM A LOW SOUTH OF ADAK IS STRETCHED ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION OCCURRING OVER THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS. FINALLY...A THIRD LOW IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND IS DECAYING AS IT GRADUALLY MOVES WEST AND OUT OF THE PICTURE. OVERALL THE MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THIS WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. WITH A JET STREAM THAT IS PROGGED TO STAY WELL SOUTH OF 50N...THE PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STAGNANT WITH THE UPPER LOW CONTINUING TO BE ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN KENAI WITH THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW LINGERING JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW IS ABSORBED BY ANOTHER SURFACE LOW THAT WRAPS AROUND THE UPPER LOW INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALL OF THIS MEANS THAT THE SNOW THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY WHILE WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES PERSIST OVER THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH CLOUD COVER BEING THE PRIMARY MITIGATING FACTOR IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURES FROM DIPPING QUITE AS LOW AS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE JET STREAM BEING LOCATED SO FAR SOUTH...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS NEAR THE ALEUTIANS ARE PROGGED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WITH THE MAIN EFFECTS BEING CLOUDS AND SOME PRECIPITATION AS THE FRONTAL BANDS WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDES OF THE LOWS AS THEY MOVE ALONG THE FLOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALSO LOOK FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEEKEND AS AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS BACK ACROSS THE BERING FROM THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA UPPER LOW. IN THE EXTENDED...THE PERSISTENT PATTERN BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FINALLY DISSIPATES AND AN UPPER LOW DROPS INTO THE BERING SEA BY THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE AKPEN AND IN TURN CAUSING A WARMING TREND TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS SURFACE LOWS BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 121 129 150 155 172 175 176. WOOD / BROWN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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