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Gale Warning 1067, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2005, 2:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 16, 2005, 2:05 AM AKST (11:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161609 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 UPDATED ZONES 129 132 138 140 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF STRETCHES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD FRI EVENING AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR ENGLISH BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 161620 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF STRETCHES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD FRI EVENING AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR ENGLISH BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161631 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF STRETCHES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD FRI EVENING AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR ENGLISH BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161900 RRA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 10 AM AST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF STRETCHES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD FRI EVENING AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR ENGLISH BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 10 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170033 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ197-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...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. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 INCREASING TO SE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT... WIND INCREASING TO N 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KTS OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...EN WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 11:00 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEMS TODAY ARE THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE ONGOING PRECIP EVENT. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE CURRENT LOW OFF THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER UKMET SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE ENERGY TRANSFERS AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE NORTH AND A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE GULF OF AK. SOUTHCENTRAL...THE STRONG JET OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND COPPER RIVER ZONE IS LENDING SUPPORT TO STRONG NORTH TO EAST WINDS THROUGH THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS AND ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE GULF DISSIPATES THIS EVENING AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. LOOK FOR CONTINUED GALES IN THE MARINES WITH A BRIEF BREAK EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH DOWNSLOPING MINIMIZING THE AMOUNTS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. NEED TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE FREEZING DRIZZLE SCENARIO THIS MORNING AND SAT MORNING AS A SURFACE LAYER OF COLD AIR MOVES IN AGAIN BEFORE THE MID LEVELS COOL WITH A PUSH OF CAA FROM THE WEST. QPF SHOULD BE MINIMAL BECAUSE OF THE DOWNSLOPING THOUGH WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON SOUTH ANCHORAGE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND..THE MAIN AREAS OF CONCERN TODAY FOR FREEZING RAIN ARE IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AS THE 1300 THICKNESS LINE SLOWLY MOVES EAST TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE A MIXED BAG OF PRECIP WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN..RAIN AND SNOW. BREAKS IN PRECIP WILL ALLOW STRATUS AND FOG TO MOVE IN AS WELL ENHANCED BY EVAPORATIVE COOLING. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TODAY. SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND SHOULD COOL THE COLUMN ENOUGH TO KEEP MCGRATH ALL SNOW TODAY. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST AS THE GUSTIER WINDS WRAP AROUND THE LOW. ALEUTIANS..THE JET TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN IS NOT HELPING ANY LOWS CROSS INTO THE BERING. THE NEXT TWO LOWS TO AFFECT THE ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE STRONGEST ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. BY SUN NIGHT A LOW WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BUT WEAKEN FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH NO JET SUPPORT IN THE BERING. THE SYSTEMS WILL BRING CONTINUED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE MARINE PACKAGES. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RW DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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