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Gale Warning 1079, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 21, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220003 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 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. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW AT 265 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 39N 149E WILL DEEPEN TO 949 MB AND MOVE TO 560 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 944 MB. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221234 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 200 NM SE OF UNALASKA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI MORNING AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SE. A 943 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 949 MB 100 NM SW OF ADAK BY EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. FLURRIES AND PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. FLURRIES AND PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT MAINLY ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 32 FT MAINLY ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 27 FT MAINLY ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230101 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 172 175 176 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. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 225 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 947 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 275 NM SW OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 954 MB AND MOVE TO 125 NM S OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 21, 8:30 AM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 8:30 AM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM AST WED DEC 21 2005 .DISCUSSION... LOW IN THE GULF DRIFTING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA COAST IS GIVING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MOSTLY CONFINED TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND TURNAGAIN ARM WITH A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT THE COAST WHERE RAIN IS FALLING AT SEWARD AND CORDOVA. THIS PRECIPITATION MIX WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES TO NEAR WHITTIER THEN THE AIRMASS SHOULD COOL ENOUGH ALOFT TO ELIMINATE THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. LEANING TOWARD UKMET/GFS OVER THE ETA WITH THE 979 MB LOW NOW SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG OR NEAR 140W TO NEAR YAKUTAT WITH JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE WIND AND RAIN OCCURRING EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER A BREAK WED NIGHT AND THU STORMINESS WILL RETURN TO THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING THU NIGHT AND AND FRI. GFS TAKES A 944 MB LOW CENTER SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA NEAR 50N FRI AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL BLOW INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE THU NIGHT AND THEN LIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING FRI. SINCE THE LOW CENTER WILL TRACK EASTWARD ALONG 50N THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STORM..OUTSIDE OF OUR FORECAST AREA. IN THE LONGER TERM MODELS SUGGEST NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN WITH A SEMI PERMANENT RIDGE OF VARYING AMPLITUDE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA AND LONGWAVE TROUGHING ALONG OR WEST OF BRISTOL BAY. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA..EXCEPT FOR THE PRIBILOFS AND ALEUTIANS..FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...STORM AREA 120 TODAY. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. PERCY DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:57 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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