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Storm Warning 58, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 9, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
Feb 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 101319
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 95 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 981 MB SAT MORNING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA.
$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 INCREASING TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT.

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 110023 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

CORRECTS ZONE 160

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.

PKZ199-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 979 MB SAT
MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT
EVENING AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 37 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT.  
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 65 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 110303 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

AMENDS ZONES 150 AND 155

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.

PKZ199-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 979 MB SAT
MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT
EVENING AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 37 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT.  
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 65 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 110400 CCB
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

CORRECTS AREA 160

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.

PKZ199-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 979 MB SAT
MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT
EVENING AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
600 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
700 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 37 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT.  
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 65 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111258
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 974 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS TO 977
MB SAT MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA SAT EVENING THEN MOVES TO 400 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT
972 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT.

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 112352
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 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.

PKZ199-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 963 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA IS ABSORBED BY A 958 MB LOW 
MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 250 NM NORTH OF ADAK MONDAY 
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.

.SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN
ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT.  
.THU...S WIND 30 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SW 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING W 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
75 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING
TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT.  
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT.   

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN
ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

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 Feb 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LOWER 48 WEST COAST RIDGE
STRETCHING NORTH TO BARROW. AT THE SURFACE A VIGOROUS AND FAST MOVING
LOW IS HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF COOK INLET WHILE A STRONG
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. IN THE WEST A
LOW IS QUASI-STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS...AND THEN THE
NAM CONTINUES ITS RECENT TREND OF BEING SLIGHTLY OUT OF PHASE WITH
THE REST OF THE MODELS. FORECAST IS BASED ON THE GFS SOLUTION.

MOST ACTION TODAY IS OVER THE EASTERN DOMAIN. LOW MOVING TOWARD COOK
INLET WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE ALASKA RANGE
TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL HAVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR THE
NORTH GULF COAST UNTIL EARLY EVENING WHEN IT MOVES INLAND. STRONG TO
HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS WITH THIS FRONT...WITH
SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...OR AT LEAST BLOWING SNOW AFFECTING
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...THOMPSON PASS...AND THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO
THE EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE INTERIOR ZONES
ALTHOUGH DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT SNOW IN ANCHORAGE.

ALTHOUGH SOME ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY...CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE BRIEFLY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES ON SATURDAY. THIS
SYSTEM SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT EVENT...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY
WEAKER AND WARMER. STRONG WIND WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN SHOULD
BE REPRESENTATIVE OF NORTH GULF COAST CONDITIONS SAT NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY WHEN COLD AIR RETURNS AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO
SNOW.

IN THE WEST...AS THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TRACKS TOWARD
EASTERN RUSSIA BY SAT...EXPECT WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOFS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
BUT INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT PACIFIC
LOW AND FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH AT LEAST GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN.

EXCEPT FOR SOME WRAPAROUND MOISTURE FROM THE EASTERN SYSTEM REACHING
BRISTOL BAY AND THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
FIND ITSELF BETWEEN THE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE
WEEKEND. AS THE SECOND LOW AND FRONT MOVE PAST KODIAK ISLAND SUN...A
WEAK TROUGH TAKES UP RESIDENCE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA WITH SOME SNOW
SHOWERS.

IN THE EXTENDED...THE SECOND LOW NEAR KODIAK WEAKENS AND MOVES OVER
THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. EXCEPT SHOWERS OVER
THE EASTERN DOMAIN BEFORE A RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF
THE WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO
EASTERN RUSSIA LATE SUN. THE NEXT LOW SPREADS STRONG WIND AND SNOW
INTO THE CENTRAL ISLANDS LATE SUN AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BERING TO THE BERING STRAIT MON. THIS MOTION WILL BRING SNOW AND
STRONG WIND TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY MON MORNING.

YET ANOTHER LOW REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE EVENING WITH RAIN
AND WIND FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CHAIN INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND...101 125 135
         BLIZZARD...25
MARINE...STORM...120
         GALE...125 129 130 132 150 160 165 170 172 179

FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS FEB 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 10, 1:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC10 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.