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Gale Warning 1083, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 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 23, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 240011 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 300 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AS A 982 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWEWRS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASE TO NE 25 BY MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240020 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 300 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AS A 982 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASE TO NE 25 BY MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241245 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SE OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 967 MB SUN MORNING THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SE OF COLD BAY AT 963 MB EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250041 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 UPDATED AREAS 121 AND 132. 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN NEAR AUGUSTINE ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A STORM FORCE 946 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AND SEAS TO 2 FT NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .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 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 24 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 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 | 12 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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