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Gale Warning 1082, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 23, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 240009 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 CORRECTION FOR THE SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A DEEP 947 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST TO 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA AS A 955 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA SUN AFTERNOON AS A 962 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. WIND INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240050 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A DEEP 947 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST TO 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA AS A 955 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA SUN AFTERNOON AS A 962 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. WIND INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241221 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 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. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW AT 220 NM SE OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 962 MB AT 200 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SAT NIGHT...TO 90 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 967 MB SUN MORNING THEN TO 80 NM SE OF COLD BAY AT 963 MB EARLY MON MORNING. A 971 MB LOW WILL FORM 150 NM SE OF ADAK EARLY SUN MORNING THEN MOVE TO 220 NM SSE OF ADAK BY SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 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 23, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005
.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC CONTINUES. THE
PRESENT UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
NORTHEAST AS THE STRONGER LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
MOVES EAST AND DEEPENS A BIT MORE. THIS LOW WILL EVENTUALLY SLOW ITS
MOVEMENT AND BECOME THE STEERING LOW.
THE SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF IS PRESENTLY BRINGING RAIN AND
SNOW TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SOME
OVERRUNNING IS ALSO BRINGING SOME SNOW FURTHER INLAND. THIS SYSTEM IS
A WEAKER ONE THAN THE LAST COUPLE OF SYSTEMS HOWEVER SNOW AND RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND SPREAD FURTHER NORTH LATER TODAY. THE LOW
COMES ASHORE BY THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATES ALONG WITH THE
PRECIPITATION BY SAT MORNING.
OUT WEST...THE DEEP 949 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA IS BRINGING STORM
FORCE WINDS AND A HIGH WIND WARNING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
KEEPING ITS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SOUTH OF 45N. THE STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TODAY AND GALES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. GALES WILL ALSO IMPACT MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHORTWAVES ALONG THIS LOW WILL BRING
MORE LOWS UP INTO THE GULF THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL FORM OFF OF JAPAN SUNDAY AND
HAVE A TRACK SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE AND BECOMING A STEERING LOW OVER
THE ALEUTIANS AS WELL NEXT MIDWEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176
...GALE 170 171 179 185
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR/BL DEC 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC |
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