Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1087, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2005, 2:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 25, 2005, 2:00 AM AKST (11:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251550 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 970 MB BY SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER KODIAK. A STORM FORCE 953 MB LOW WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF BY MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 251754 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 UPDATED ZONES 125 130 132 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 970 MB BY SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER KODIAK. A STORM FORCE 953 MB LOW WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF BY MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 900 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260056 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 121 140 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 250 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO SITKINAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 953 MB 400 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260224 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 250 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO SITKINAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 953 MB 400 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 525 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 25 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261248 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MON NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 968 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 26 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 25, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SUN DEC 25 2005
.DISCUSSION...
WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC JET REMAINING IN A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER
EASTERN ASIA TO THE NORTH AMERICAN WEST COAST...STORM TRACKS CONTINUE
A STEADY COURSE ALONG OR NEAR 50N AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
RELIED ON THE UKMET IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SHORT TERM DUE TO THE GFS
AND NAM MODELS NOT INITIALIZING AS WELL. MODIFIED THE STRENGTH OF THE
GULF LOWS FROM THE UKMET BASED OFF OF 12Z SHIP OBS. THEN LEANED
TOWARDS THE GFS GUIDANCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME.
A LOW MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE GULF HAS BROUGHT SCATTERED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TO SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE LEFT FROM THE PAST
TWO NIGHTS AND AREAS OF CLEARING SKIES HAVE ALSO BROUGHT PATCHY FOG.
EXPECT THESE SCATTERED SHOWERS TO REMAIN AROUND TODAY BEFORE THE LOW
COMPLETELY DISSIPATES. THE STRONG STORM FORCE LOW THAT TRACKED ACROSS
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS SINCE WEAKENED AND
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY JUST SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. MULTIPLE LOWS ARE
CIRCLING THIS LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THESE LOW CENTERS WILL MERGE INTO ONE AND
GRADUALLY WEAKEN. LOOK FOR MOSTLY SOUTHEAST FLOW IN THE
GULF...OFFSHORE FLOW ALONG THE SW AK COAST AND A LONG FETCH OF
EASTERLIES ACROSS THE BERING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DEEP LOW
THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TUESDAY AND WILL AGAIN TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN THROUGH NEXT
WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 140
...HVY FRZ SPRY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR/SB DEC 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.