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Storm Warning 69, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 16, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 16, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 171245 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

CORRECTED ZONE 179 TYPO

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.

PKZ199-180300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA FRIDAY NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL
MOVE ONSHORE NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA SATURDAY EVENING AS 980 MB.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE
FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN
ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 180025
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ199-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 530 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SIBERIA
FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SAT EVENING. 

$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 Feb 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 13 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 13 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
250 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THEY ALL SHOW THE UPPER OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL
BE REPLACED BY A STRONG ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

UPPER AIR...THE UPPER SHORT WAVE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA TONIGHT. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK INTO EASTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
SATURDAY.

SURFACE...THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST
ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA FRIDAY
NIGHT.

A 996 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL WILL TURN NORTHWEST
AND MOVE INTO DEEPEN TO 982 MB OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THE WILL
MOVE NORTH INTO SIBERIA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND
KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

ANOTHER 996 MB LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND DEEPEN
TO 987 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE NORTH ALONG THE BERING
SEA COAST INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
WEATHER FRONT LINKED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SEE MARINE FORECAST.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM FEB 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.