Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005

Gale Warning 1094, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 26, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2005, 11:10 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 26, 2005, 11:10 PM AKST (08:10 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271312 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 AM AST TUE DEC 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 950 MB LOW 435 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 963 MB AS 
IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
410 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271833 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

UPDATED ZONES 121 125 AND 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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 950 MB LOW 435 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 963 MB AS 
IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271901 AAC
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

UPDATED AREAS 120 AND 125.

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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 950 MB LOW 435 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 963 MB AS 
IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1000 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 18 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1000 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280101
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 958 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB WED
EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY. THIS LOW WILL
DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280347 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

UPDATE TO AREAS 125 130 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 958 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB WED
EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY. THIS LOW WILL
DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281253
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM 
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC
LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU EVENING AND THEN 
WILL BE ABSORBED BY A 953 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE THU
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 290056
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 972 MB LOW ABOUT 75 NM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A 975 MB LOW
NEAR 47N 143W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
AND DEEPEN TO 949 MB.
$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 290220 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
520 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-291500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 972 MB LOW ABOUT 75 NM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A 975 MB LOW
NEAR 47N 143W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
AND DEEPEN TO 949 MB.
$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291245
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. A 968 
MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF 
KODIAK THU EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW 550 NM
SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL INTENSIFY TO 954 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN
SLOWLY MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE COAST
INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KTS. SEAS 10
FT. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 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 26, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON DEC 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS -  ONE PERSISTANT FEATURE FOR THE LAST MONTH (MONTHS?) HAS
BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JET STREAM FROM SOUTHERN ASIA ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC. THE 250 MB JET TODAY IS OVER 200 KT FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL
TO JUST OF KSFO. THIS JET IS AIDING THE PERSISTENCE OF THE MAJOR
UPPER LOW CENTER JUST S OF DUTCH HARBOR AND SUPPORTS A SURFACE LOW
COMPLEX OVER MUCH OF THE WATERS JUST S OF OUR GIGANTIC FORECAST AREA.
AT 12Z THE DEEPEST SURFACE LOW WAS 952 MB NEAR 48N 153W. THE MODELS
HAVE BEEN QUITE UNCERTAIN ON THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS LOW. THE
FLOW ALOFT OVER THE MAINLAND IS SOUTHEASTERLY WITH MOISTURE AS PER
THE RADARS AND SATELLITE.

AER FORECASTS - EXPECT PERSISTENCE. LOOK FOR CONTINUED PRECIP ALONG
THE WINDWARD SLOPES WITH STRONG EASTERLIES IN THE NORTHERN GULF. WE
ALSO EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE EVEN WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF
THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW...BECAUSE THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW CHANGES
VERY LITTLE WITH TIME. SO WHAT IF THE MAJOR UPPER AND SURFACE LOW
ALOFT MOVES INTO POSITION OVER THE N PACIFIC BUT SOUTH OF 55N ON TUE?
THE MAJOR JUST REDEVELOPS S OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR A REPLAY OF
THE SAME PATTERN.

ALU FORECASTS - REST ASSURED THAT THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER LOW TO
REPLACE THAT LAST ALEUTIAN LOW. THE MODELS REMAIN CERTAIN THAT A LOW
OFF THE KURILES WILL DEEPEN TO 958 MB NEAR 45N 170E BY 06Z WED. UNTIL
THEN A SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA STARTING EARLY
TUE. THE RIDGE WILL FINALLY WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AS
FRONTS AND TRIPLE POINTS MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY 145.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 150 155 172 175 176 185.
         HVY FRZ SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JC DEC 05

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 27, 5:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Dec 27, 5:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC18 hr
Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 27, 1:45 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC9 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2005Every gale warning in 2005

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.