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Storm Warning 111, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 23, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 23, 2006, 4:25 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2006, 4:25 PM AKDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240529 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 AND 130

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.

PKZ197-241400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE EASTERN GULF MON AND MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE N
WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF CAPE
CLEARE NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240649 AAC
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1045 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

UPDATED ZONES 132 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-241400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE 
NEAR SEWARD LATE MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AND MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE N
WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF CAPE
CLEARE NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
645 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
925 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1045 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1045 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1045 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1045 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241136
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE 
NEAR SEWARD LATE MON MORNING AND QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INLAND
ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241439 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

UPDATED AREAS 129 AND 130.

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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE 
NEAR SEWARD LATE MON MORNING AND QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INLAND
ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
630 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242308
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 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.

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB 520
NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB 100 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SITKA WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA WILL STRENGTH TO 992 MB 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WED
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 24 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Apr 23, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN APR 23 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODEL ARE VERY SIMILAR THIS MORNING. THE GSF HAS BETTER
INITIALIZATION AND IS DEEPENING THE SYSTEMS MORE THAN THE ETA MODEL.
THE GFS HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS SO
IT IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY.

UPPER AIR...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE EASTERN BERING TO JUST NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WEDNESDAY. UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...
A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MONDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND INTO CENTRAL
ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
AND DEEPEN TO 996 MB 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

WEATHER...
AT 11 AM...THE MIDDLETON RADAR SHOWED PRECIPITATION OVER MOST OF THE
CORDOVA ZONE AND IT WAS APPROACHING THE VALDEZ ZONE FROM THE EAST.
THIS SEEMS TO FIT WELL WITH THE PRECIPITATION PATTERN OF THE
MESO-ETA. SNOW WAS ALSO REPORTED AT MCCARTHY THIS MORNING. RAIN AND
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY AND
INTO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA
VALLEYS TONIGHT. SNOW OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SPREAD
INTO THE REST OF THE ZONE BY THIS EVENING.

SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE PRIBILOFS
MONDAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120, 125, 172, 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM APR 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 4:25 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Apr 23, 5:45 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Apr 23, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 23, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Apr 23, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 23, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 23, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 24, 1:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC70 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Apr 24, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

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