Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1050, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 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 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 120031 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120649 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 138. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 940 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 940 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120803 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 UPDATED ZONE 138. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 940 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1100 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121245 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1002 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY WILL DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY MORNING. A 978 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 971 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS WESTERN AND NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR OUTLET OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...WEST WIND 30 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 11, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .DISCUSSION...THE COLD AIR THAT IS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS BEEN SLOW TO ADVECT INTO AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY HAVE SEEN THEIR TEMPERATURES SLOWLY DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY ALONG WITH LIGHT SNOW OVER MUCH OF THESE AREAS AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THIS FRONT WILL SPILL OVER THE ALASKA RANGE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHERE IT WILL MEET UP WITH MOISTURE BEING PUMPED INTO THE AREA FROM A LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. RESULT SHOULD BE SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL. UPPER LEVELS...THE JET STREAM CONTINUES TO DEPART ASIA OVER JAPAN AND HEAD DUE EAST ALONG THE 35N PARALLEL. THIS MAIN SECTION OF THE JET STREAM WILL MAINLY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK. ONE INFLUENCE THIS JET WILL HAVE IN SOUTHERN ALASKA IS THAT IT WILL SPLIT INTO TWO SECTIONS MONDAY...AT THE 180 MERIDIAN. THE NORTHERN SECTION WILL HEAD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUESDAY AND TIGHTEN UP THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AT THAT TIME AS WELL AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH BEGINS TO BUILD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THIS UPPER HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA IN A MORE PRONOUNCED WAY IN THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. OUT WEST...A LARGE LOW WEST OF ATTU IS SENDING A WEATHER FRONT TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM THE SOUTH. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT SOUTH OF ADAK TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO AROUND 980 MB AS IT MOVE TO NEAR ADAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AT IT RETROGRADES BACK TO THE NORTHWEST ALONG THE OLD FRONT. A NEW LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFORE MENTIONED NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET STREAM AND MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY NIGHT AT AROUND 975 MB. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEAR WATCHING DUE TO THE VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SETTING UP BETWEEN THIS LOW AND THE HIGH BUILDING IN FROM THE EAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINE PRODUCTS. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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