Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 116, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at May 3, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- May 3, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 032336 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 984 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW DISSIPATES FRIDAY MORNING. A 982 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-041400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-041400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-041400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT IN THE BERING DECREASING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-041400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-041400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041153 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 150 SOUTH OF ADAK TODAY AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON 250 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY 150 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN BY FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO S 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 042331 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SAT AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL GET ABSORBED INTO THE AFORE MENTIONED LOW THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 May 3, 10:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM ADT WED MAY 3 2006 .DISCUSSION...PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. UKMET MODEL INITIALIZED BEST ON DUAL CENTERS SOUTH OF THE GULF AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. UKMET/GFS FORECAST TREND LOOK THE BEST. .EAST...LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT/THU WITH MAIN CENTER MOVING INLAND ALONG THE GULF COAST THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND...NORTH GULF MOVES INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER EARLY FRIDAY AND WEAKENS. RAINS ALREADY OVER KODIAK AND QUICKLY APPROACHING THE GULF COAST WILL SPREAD TO INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER(SNOW AND RAIN) TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BREAK UP INTO SHOWERS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. BRISK EAST WINDS ADVANCE OF FRONT WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THU MORNING. GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THU. DEVELOPING LOW INTO BRISTOL BAY AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU NIGHT/FRI AND ANOTHER SHOT AT PRECIPITATION. BROAD UPPER TROUGH HOLDS OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO EXPECT UNSTABLE AIR WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO PREVAIL. .WEST... OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND WILL BRING A SHOT AT RAIN AND SNOW TO BRISTOL BAY AND PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AND THU. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPING SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER FLOW SHOULD CARRY THIS CENTER EVENTUALLY EAST AND WEAKEN IT. UPPER JET ELONGATES FRONT AND SPAWNS SECONDARY CENTER ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH DEVELOPS AT THE EXPENSE OF FIRST CENTER. THIS CENTER DEVELOPS SOUTH OF ADAK TONIGHT AND MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING. CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND SW AK FRI AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CENTER WILL BE ON NORTH AND WEST QUADS. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT SPREADS RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TO BRISTOL BAY THU. BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND WILL HOLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 176. GALES 120 130 132 138 172 AND 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAY 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 8:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 12:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 3, 12:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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