Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1076, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 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 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2005, 5:57 AM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201252 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 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. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD AT 974 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 210007 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 973 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210026 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 125 138 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 973 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211306 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW ENTERING THE GULF WED AT 983 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR BARANOF ISLAND AND WEAKEN BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT....EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 14 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211958 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1057 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 AMENDS ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW ENTERING THE GULF WED AT 983 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR BARANOF ISLAND AND WEAKEN BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT....EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 14 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 20 2005 .DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON BROAD SPECTRUM ANALYSIS. HOWEVER THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DETAILS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOME HEADACHES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS MAINLY FOR SOUTHCENTRAL. SOUTHCENTRAL. THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM THIS MORNING IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG AND STRATUS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS THE UPCOMING LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT. MODELS HAVE IT NEAR SEWARD BY WED NIGHT. EXACT POSITIONING ON FUTURE MODEL RUNS WILL DICTATE HOW MUCH SNOW THE AREA IS LIKELY TO SEE. UKMET WANTS TO BRING IT FARTHER NORTH CLOSER TO PWS WHILE GFS IS STILL KEEPING IT FARTHER SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY BRINGING IT UP THE INLET. WILL NEED TO WATCH HOW THE MODELS RESOLVE THIS. ONCE THE MORNING FOG CLEARS THE DAY SHOULD BE QUIET BUT A LITTLE COLDER THAN IT HAS BEEN NOW THAT THE ONSHORE SOUTHERN FLOW IS GIVING WAY TO SURFACE NORTHEAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE UPCOMING LOW. EXPECT GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TODAY. MUCH THE SAME SCENARIO FOR THE REST OF THE MAINLAND AOR. IN THE WEST. A FEW WEAK TROUGHS IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT..OTHERWISE THE JET CONTINUES TO KEEP THE STRONGER LOWS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. A STRONG PROJECTED 945 MB LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A KEY PLAYER BRINGING STORMS OUT WEST IF MODELS CONTINUE TO HOLD THE SAME GUIDANCE. .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 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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