Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 71, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 25, 2006, 11:00 AM 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 25, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2006, 11:00 PM 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 260021 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 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. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BE PUSHED SOUTH AS A FRONT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL DEVELOP A 1013 MB LOW SUN MORNING 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB SUN EVENING AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261211 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN BERING TODAY. A 1016 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT 110 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK THIS MORNING. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 262345 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 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. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW OVER DILLINGHAM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB MONDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA. A 983 MB LOW OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271326 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 983 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THE FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EAST OF ATKA. VARIABLE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 27 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 25, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST SAT FEB 25 2006
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE
TROUGH WORKING THROUGH THE MAINLAND TODAY. LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER
THE BERING SEA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE THE LOW MOVES OVER THE BROOKS
RANGE TONIGHT. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA
TO RACE ACROSS THE BERING SEA SUNDAY AND COMPLETELY KNOCK DOWN THE
RIDGE. THE WAVE DEVELOPS INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GULF BY MONDAY
MORNING. THIS CLOSED LOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. IN
THE MEANTIME...A CLOSED LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUESDAY
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH
ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BERING SEA INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GOOD CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT MAY
LEAD TO SOME FOG TONIGHT. LOW DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF TONIGHT AS WELL. THIS LOW WEAKENS THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. WITH
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE MAINLAND...STILL EXPECT SOME SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TOMORROW. LOW MOVING OUT OF THE
EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT TO CROSS INTO THE BARREN ISLAND AREA
MONDAY MORNING. THIS TO BRING QUITE STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST MONDAY
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. PRECIPITATION AROUND THIS LOW
TO MOST LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COASTAL
LOCATIONS. THE LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUESDAY.
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OUT OF NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS AS
WELL WHILE THE LOW IS IN THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE TO WORK INTO THE
AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND PUSH THE LOW SOUTH AND EAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WEST OF ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WITH A FRONT
MOVING THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA. FRONTAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING
TONIGHT TO DEVELOP INTO A LOW SUNDAY MORNING NEAR SAINT PAUL AND
QUICKLY PUSH INTO THE GULF MONDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS TO
ACCOMPANY THE LOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE TO
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. THIS CREATES A STRONG
GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY AND CONTINUES THE
GALE FORCE WINDS. MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL WORK ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. AS A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVES EVERYTHING
EAST...THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO EXTREME EASTERN BERING
AND ALONG THE WEST COAST. STRONG WINDS AT THE EDGE OF THE FRONT AS IT
WORKS ACROSS THE BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAIN LOW
MOVES INTO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 171 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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