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Gale Warning 1072, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181303 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON EVENING AT 979 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181335 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 175. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON EVENING AT 979 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190054 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 170 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB WEDNESDAY $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 17, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 .DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. GFS SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST SOLUTION AT THE SURFACE. ONE CAVEAT..NONE OF THE MODELS ARE PICKING UP ON A POLAR LOW DEVELOPING OFF OF SHEMYA. SOUTHCENTRAL. A PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE WITH A WEAKER RIDGE BUILDING BACK OVER THE GULF. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE REGION. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BRINGING SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS DURING FROPA. HOWEVER IT IS MOVING QUICKLY AND SHOULD BE OUT OF THE PICTURE BY LATE MORNING. OTHERWISE WARMER THAN NORMAL AND RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUE MORNING EXCEPT FOR SOME ONSHORE FLOW POSSIBLE ON KODIAK ISLAND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY MON MORNING. BY TUE NIGHT A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF BRINGING RAIN BACK TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. IN THE WEST. A BROAD LOW SOUTH OF ATKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GALES TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS IT MOVES WEST. IT SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT. ALL DEVELOPING SYSTEMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH TUE FOLLOWING THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT. WINDS FROM THE CURRENT LOW WILL DIE DOWN BY LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS OVER MAINLAND SOUTHWEST AND SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS DURING FROPA WHICH IS CURRENTLY JUST NORTH AND WEST OF BRISTOL BAY. .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 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.