Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 176, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 19, 2006, 3:25 PM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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
- Oct 19, 2006, 3:25 PM AKDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200425 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 UPDATE FOR AREA 120 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. PKZ197-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ120-201400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 825 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-201400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-201400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-201400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 .TONIGHT...S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201155 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR VALDEZ SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 85 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201435 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR VALDEZ SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 85 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202357 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AT 996 MB. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 20 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 19, 12:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 12:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT THU OCT 19 2006 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS...A LARGE AREA OF CYCLONIC CIRCULATION DOMINATES THE BERING SEA. A MATURE OCCLUDED 986 MB SURFACE LOW SITS NORTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH A WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW CENTER ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING AND SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT COMBINED WITH THE WARM BERING SEA WATERS HAS PRODUCED A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE (AS CONFIRMED BY THE 12 UTC COLD BAY SOUNDING) AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS....SOME LIKELY CONTAINING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS A VERY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE 986 MB LOW AND A 1031 HIGH CENTERED DOWN AROUND 40N 174E. GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING/CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AND AKPEN WITH OCCASIONAL STORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. SHIP REPORTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN AKPEN INDICATE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. THE LONG WESTERLY FETCH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING HAS BUILT SEAS UP TO AROUND 20 FEET. AN UPPER SHORT-WAVE IS EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL PLAY A ROLE IN AMPLIFICATION OF THE CURRENT PATTERN. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE SITS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING WITH LOTS OF LOW CLOUDS AND SOME AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND FOG. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN SLOWLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BUT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS ON THE WAY. FINALLY...AN ELONGATED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY AT AROUND 35N 159W WITH MOISTURE EXTENDING WELL NORTH OF THE LOW. MODEL ANALYSIS...FAIR INITIALIZATION BY ALL MODELS WITH REGARD TO SYNOPTIC FEATURES. NAM CONTINUES TO BE A STEP OFF FROM THE GFS/UKMET WITH THE SPEED OF THE LOWS IN THE SHORT-TERM. GFS SHOWS FAIR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. LOW TRACKING INTO GULF IS 9 MB DEEPER THAN THE LAST RUN WHICH IS DEEPER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. WITH COLD AIR FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM...AN AMPLIFYING TROUGH...AND SOME UPPER JET SUPPORT...AGREE WITH A DEEPER SOLUTION...BUT NOT READY TO MAKE THAT BIG OF A JUMP. WILL TREND SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD THE STRONGER SOLUTION. OUT WEST ALSO PREFER GFS WHICH SHOWS VERY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH NEXT LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BERING. SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL SLIDE INTO CANADA THIS EVENING AND FLOW WILL BECOME CYCLONIC WITH COLD ADVECTION SHOWERS OVERSPREADING THE REGION TONIGHT. FREEZING LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN SOME SNOW SHOWERS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DO NOT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. SHORT-WAVE MOVING ACROSS WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HELP AMPLIFY UPPER TROUGH AND PICK UP PACIFIC LOW. WITH COLD AIR FEEDING INTO SYSTEM IT WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS TO PRINCE WILLIAMS SOUND SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIP FOR MOST AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING AS RIDGING OCCURS AHEAD OF LOW...BUT MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHCENTRAL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. AT THIS POINT WILL FORECAST GALES FOR GULF COASTAL WATERS...BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STORMS. COLD AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF LOW WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR THE FIRST SNOWFALL FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE COOK INLET CORRIDOR (INCLUDING ANCHORAGE) SATURDAY NIGHT. STILL NEED TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON LOW TRACK AND DEPTH BEFORE DECIDING IF THIS WILL OCCUR. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST...AS LOW CENTER MOVES NORTHWARD THIS EVENING SHORT-WAVE WILL ROTATE SOUTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL BERING TOWARD PRIBILOFS ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE LIFTING NORTHWARD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP OVER THIS REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LONG WESTERLY FETCH WILL PRODUCE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES OVER PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADVISE OF THIS. AIR ALOFT IS COLD ENOUGH THAT RAIN MAY MIX WITH FROZEN PRECIP AT TIMES. AS WINDS AND SHOWERS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SATURDAY BRINGING MORE RAIN AND WIND. NEAR ZONAL JET MEANS LOW WILL MOVE ALONG QUICKLY AND OTHERS WILL BE ON ITS TAIL. EXTENDED FORECAST...THERE APPEARS TO BE A CHANGE IN PATTERN AS WE HEAD INTO THE EXTENDED PERIOD. RIDGE ALONG WEST COAST OF U.S. AND CANADA IS BROKEN DOWN...AT LEAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. A NEAR ZONAL JET MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE FAST-MOVING STORM PATTERN. THIS ALSO ALLOWS COLDER AIR TO WORKS IT WAY EASTWARD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL MEANING A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ZONE 155. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 160 170 171 172 175 176 179 AND 180. SEB OCT 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:42 PM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 19, 5:36 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Oct 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Oct 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 19, 1:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr |
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