Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1023, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 3, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040142 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 CORRECTED AREA 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 979 MB 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY. A 987 MB LOW MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MONDAY MORNING. $$ 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 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS SIMILAR AND REASONABLE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCES ON MSL PRESSURE/WIND FORECAST FIELDS. MODEL TEMP/MOISTURE ADVECTION PATTERNS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE AND REASONABLE. MORNING PACKAGE WAS BASED ON GFS SOLUTION. THIS STILLS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST CHOICE SO WILL CONTINUE THEME WITH AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES. 500MB...LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND/GULF ALASKA TODAY WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N AND EAST TONIGHT AS LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SHORT WAVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES OVER SW ALASKA SUN AND THEN COMES IN PHASE WITH LONG WAVE OVER WESTERN CANADA MON. LOW CENTER SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA PEN MOVES SOUTH OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AND INTENSIFIES. ASSOCIATED TROUGH DIGS SE. IN RESPONSE...RIDGE BUILDS TO EAST AND TILTS SE TO NW FROM ALONG 135W SOUTH OF GULF TO OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. SURFACE .EAST...WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTH GULF HANDLED BEST BY ETA MODEL IN SHORT RUN. CENTER IS CURRENTLY TRACKING WEST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...BUT SHOULD STALL NEAR CORDOVA AND SHIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS GULF COASTAL AREAS WILL END TONIGHT. GENERALLY COLD CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF STRATUS/FOG INLAND AREAS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUN. ARCTIC FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS PUSHES NORTH TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA MON. EXPECT OVERRUNNING SNOW TO SPREAD TO KODIAK SUN MORNING AND SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF SUN EVE. SNOW SHOULD SHIFT TO RAIN KODIAK BY SUN EVENING. SNOW WILL PROB BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN KENAI PEN MON. .WEST...SW MAINLAND WILL REMAIN DRY AND COLD WITH OFFSHORE FLOW TONIGHT. ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIAN WILL PUSH NORTH TO OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO ALONG THE NORTH BRISTOL BAY COAST SUN EVE. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE AK PEN TODAY WILL SPREAD TO BRISTOL BAY SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE EAST MON. EXPECT SNOW OVER AK PEN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN/FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD TO BRISTOL BAY SUN AND PROB BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN/FREEZING RAIN SUN EVE/NIGHT. BRISK E-NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE CURRENT PACKAGE. RMC DEC 05
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 4 PM AST SAT DEC 3 2005 AKZ161-050700- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM AST SUNDAY MORNING TO 10 PM AST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TOWARD THE AKPEN WILL BRING MIXED BAG OF WINTER WEATHER INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY. COLD ARCTIC AIR IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE INTERIOR AND AS THE LOW APPROACHES...OVERRUNNING MOISTURE WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF PORT HEIDEN. EXPECTING 6 TO 9 INCHES IN PLACES LIKE KING SALMON AND DILLINGHAM AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD ILLIAMNA. HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND LESSER SNOWFALL TOTALS NORTHWEST OVER THE AHKLUN MOUNTAIN RANGE. WARM AIR AT THE MID LEVELS WILL INTRUDE ON THE COLD AIR LATE SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING FREEZING RAIN INTO THE PICTURE. THE CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY TO INCLUDE VILLAGES AS FAR NORTH AS NEW STUYAHOK. ILLIAMNA WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW THE LONGEST BEFORE GETTING A BRIEF SHOT OF FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE ILLIAMNA MAY ALSO SEE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AS EASTERLY WINDS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH THE NEARBY MOUNTAIN RANGE. WE ANTICIPATE PRECIPITATION TO TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. AB DEC 05
The 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 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| 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 | 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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