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Gale Warning 1063, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160027 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 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. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND INTO WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 161257 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW NEAR KISKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AT 976 MB AND MERGE WITH ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A 982 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT NIGHT AT 963 MB. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER NOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER NOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170003 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF DISSIPATES AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF SAT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170628 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 UPDATED ZONE 150 175 AND 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF DISSIPATES AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF SAT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 930 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 930 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 930 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171256 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 245 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MERGE WITH A 961 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 975 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005
.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CONTINENTAL WEST COAST AND
ALASKA RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A LARGE LOW OVER THE BERING AND A
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING ACROSS THE AKPEN INTO THE GULF. AT THE
SURFACE...LOWS ARE NEAR SITKINAK AND SHEMYA.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE DIVERGING IN THEIR
SOLUTIONS. SINCE MOST OF THE DIFFERENCES ARE WELL SOUTH OF THE
GULF...THE NAM WAS USED FOR EARLY PERIODS AND THE GFS WAS USED FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.
IN THE EAST...THE MAIN PLAYER TONIGHT IS THE SITKINAK LOW AS IT
CROSSES THE AKPEN INTO WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. IT WILL
INDUCE WARNING LEVEL WINDS ACROSS WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE...MAINLY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BUT POSSIBLY
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL BE PRIMARILY RAIN IN
FAVORED UPSLOPE REGIONS ALONG THE COAST AS DOWNSLOPING MINIMIZES
PRECIP IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. DESPITE THE WARM ADVECTION...SNOWFALL
SHOULD STILL AFFECT HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND
TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS WEST OF SKWENTNA AND NORTH OF TALKEETNA.
IN THE SHORT TERM...WARM AIR OVERRUNNING ENTRENCHED COLD AIR WITH
SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT.
AS THE SITKINAK LOW PROGRESSES TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT...A TRAILING
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF ON FRI..BRINGING THE LAST
SURGE OF RAIN TO THE COAST. RIDGE BUILDING IN THE GULF WILL BRING DRY
CONDITIONS TO AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE FOR THE
WEEKEND.
IN THE WEST...AS THE SITKINAK LOW MOVES NORTH IT WILL BRING COLDER
AIR ALOFT INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA ON FRIDAY...ENDING ANY LINGERING
FREEZING RAIN. SOUTHWEST FLOW THAT SETS UP SHOULD BRING SNOW THAT
CUTS OFF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE
DRY.
THE BERING LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BY FRI NIGHT WITH
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS
OVER THE BERING WILL BECOME NORTHEAST DURING THIS PERIOD. THE NEXT
NORTH PACIFIC LOW ARRIVES SAT AND BRINGS AT LEAST GALE FORCE WINDS TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FOR THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH RAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
GALES 120 125 130 132 138 140 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 05In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 15, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 12 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005 AKZ121-171-160000- THE ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED THAT A BRIEF EXPLOSIVE EVENT OCCURRED AT AUGUSTINE VOLCANO AT 1146 AM AST THIS MORNING. A PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM RELEASED BY THE VOLCANO REACHED LESS THAN 6000 FEET. ALTHOUGH THE STEAM PLUME MOVED TO THE NORTHWEST THE ASH FELL BACK ONTO THE VOLCANO. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days | |
| Dec 15, 1:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 15, 1:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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