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Gale Warning 1068, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 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 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 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 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. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170037 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 CORRECTED PKZ138 FOR SUN 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. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170405 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 130 132 138. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171500- .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. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 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. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 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. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .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. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE MOSTLY SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ 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 WINDS 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. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171255 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SELDOVIA WILL MOVE NEAR HOMER SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 6 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180003 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SUN EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180744 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UDPATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SUN EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 1045 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181300 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST FRI DEC 16 2005
.DISCUSSION...
BLOCKING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CONTINENTAL WEST COAST AND TROUGH
ENCOMPASSING THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS TODAY. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH LOW
CENTERS OVER WESTERN ALASKA...JUST SOUTH OF AMCHITKA...AND WELL SOUTH
OF THE AKPEN. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH GULF
COAST.
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR 60 HOURS BEFORE THE NAM BECOMES
THE OUTLIER. FORECASTS ARE BASED MAINLY ON GFS SOLUTION AT THAT
POINT.
ONSHORE FLOW WITH PLENTY OF RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES. SNOW REACHING THE ALASKA
RANGE WILL PERSIST INTO TOMORROW.
THE BACK EDGE OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK THIS EVENING
AND THE KENAI OVERNIGHT. DOWNSLOPING OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND
WESTERN KENAI WILL END BRIEFLY JUST BEFORE THE FRONT PASSES...
ALLOWING FOR SOME RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
MORNING. RIDGING OVER THE COAST SAT AFTERNOON SHOULD CUT OFF MOST
PRECIP OVER THE EAST...UNTIL REMNANTS OF A DECAYING FRONT BRINGS
ANOTHER ROUND OF ONSHORE FLOW FOR SUN.
AS THE WESTERN ALASKA LOW MOVES NORTH TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL COME TO AN END...WITH CLEARING PERSISTING
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MERGE SAT EVENING WITH
A PACIFIC LOW HEADED TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL PRODUCE
SUBSTANTIAL WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH SNOW CHANGING TO
RAIN SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST
ALASKA DURING THIS PERIOD.
FOR NEXT WEEK...THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES WEST...BRINGING WIND SNOW AND
RAIN TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS BEFORE HEADING TOWARD KAMCHATKA. IN THE
EAST...A BREAK ON MONDAY GIVES WAY TO WIND AND RAIN AS ANOTHER FRONT
HEADS TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE...ASSOCIATED WITH
A LOW THAT MOVES TO THE AKPEN LATE TUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
STORMS 155 170
GALES 150 160 165 171 172 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 05The 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 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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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.