Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1022, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031258 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB 490 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW MOVES TO 70 NORTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT ON THE BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT ON THE BERING SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031326 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. COMPLEX WEAK LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. A STRONG 968 MB LOW WILL BE 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT ON THE BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT ON THE BERING SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040014 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 979 MB 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY. A 987 MB LOW MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SUNDAY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040142 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 CORRECTED AREA 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 979 MB 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY. A 987 MB LOW MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 440 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041229 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 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. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOUR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT WILL BECOME A 986 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 3 2005
.DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS OK. ETA AND GFS PRODUCE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT
SOLUTIONS WEST OF 170W BUT OVERALL MODEL BEHAVIOUR IS BETTER THAN
PREVIOUS RUNS. GFS SLIGHTLY PREFERRED AND USED WITH CAUTION.
EAST OF 160W...
LOW CENTER NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATES
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY
SKIES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KODIAK ISLAND...AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR TODAY. CONTINUED COLD...HIGHS REMAINING BELOW
ZERO TODAY IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...AND
PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. CLEAR AND COLD SHOULD HOLD THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. WARMER
WEATHER BEGINS MONDAY.
WEST OF 160W...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE CHUKCHI
SEA. COMPLEX WEAK LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. BAND OF MODERATE PRECIP EXTENDS EAST TO WEST FROM DUTCH
HARBOR TO AMCHITKA. 1200M 1000-850MB THICKNESS LINE EXTENDS THE
LENGTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...PRECIP MAY FALL AS RAIN OR SNOW. PRECIP IS
SPREADING NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD...ENCOMPASSING THE PRIBILOFS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS COULD PRODUCE A
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW EVENT FOR SAINT PAUL TONIGHT.
ON THE HORIZON...
A STRONG 968 MB LOW WILL BE 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT. THE
LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT.
LATEST LONG RANGE GFS SOLUTION BRINGS THIS LOW INTO WESTERN BERING
SEA BY NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT. PREVIOUS RUN KEPT LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 155 170 172 175 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ASB DEC 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 105 min | |
| Dec 3, 1:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Dec 3, 1:45 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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