Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1053, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130013 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 MB LOW NEAR VALDEZ WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 12 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131227 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 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. PKZ197-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 978 MB LOW TODAY 600 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .WED...E TO NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS MORNING AND SPREADING NORTH. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131634 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 978 MB LOW TODAY 600 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .WED...E TO NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS MORNING AND SPREADING NORTH. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140014 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 979 MB WED EVENING NEAR SAND POINT AND REMAINS STATIONARY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED EVENING. A SECOND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REACHES THE COAST THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE NE 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. OTHERWISE NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140153 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 UPDATED AREA 130 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 979 MB WED EVENING NEAR SAND POINT AND REMAINS STATIONARY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED EVENING. A SECOND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REACHES THE COAST THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 500 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR AUGUSTINE ISLAND. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE NE 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. OTHERWISE NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141244 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 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. PKZ197-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 971 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 980 MB WED EVENING 150 NM EAST OF COLD BAY AND DIMINISHES. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED EVENING. A SECONDARY 973 MB DEVELOPS TODAY 800 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. THIS LOW STRENGTHENS TO 965 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE TO E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY KALGIN ISLAND NORTH. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours 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 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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