Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1096, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 28, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 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. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291617 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 UPDATED ZONES 129 130 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. PKZ197-300300- .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 720 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 720 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291935 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 UPDATED ZONE 121 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 1035 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 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 720 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 720 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 292234 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 135 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 UPDATED ZONE 130 138 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. PKZ197-300300- .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 1035 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 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 720 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 135 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 135 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 300027 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND A 964 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MERGE INTO A 954 MB LOW FRI MORNING 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 300348 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 UPDATE TO AREAS 125 130 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND A 964 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MERGE INTO A 954 MB LOW FRI MORNING 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT FRI. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301304 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB STORM FORCE LOW 250 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON JUST OFF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN THERE WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THOUGH MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 28, 5:53 AM AKST, 17 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 5:53 AM AKST, 17 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1053 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 .DISCUSSION...SAME OLE PATTERN IN THE GULF AGAIN TODAY. LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND NEAR 151W IS KEEPING THE ISLAND AND AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MILD AND OCCASIONALLY WET AND BREEZY, ESPECIALLY THE CHANNELED AREAS. SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR OR SHORT WAYS ABOVE 1500 FT WITH MORNING TEMPS AS HIGH AS 45 AT PORTAGE GLACIER. INLAND AREAS ARE DRIER AND COOLER WITH JUST VARYING AMOUNTS OF CLOUDS AND LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. A BREAK BETWEEN THE BENTBACK OCCLUSION AND A FRONTAL WAVE MOVING NORTHWEST IN THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA DURING THE DAY TODAY WHILE LIGHT RAIN AND A PICK UP IN WIND SPREADS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ANOTHER BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS FOUND OUT WEST ACROSS THE FOX ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA BETWEEN THE GULF LOW AND THE FRONT LYING EAST SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. WITH THE MAIN JET STAYING TO THE SOUTH THIS CALM AREA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO AS SEVERAL LOWS MOVE EASTWARD ALONG 50N. PRIBILOFS NOW COOL ENOUGH FOR SNOW AND WILL SEE A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND BEYOND. AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT WITH JUST FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF VERY LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED. MODELS HANDLE THE OVER ALL PATTERN WELL BUT THERE ARE DESCREPANCIES WITH THE TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL WAVES ALONG BOTH THE FRONT IN THE WEST AND THE ONE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST. IN THE LONGER TERM NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN WITH CONTINUED MILD SOUTHEAST FLOW OFF THE GULF WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK ISLAND EASTWARD WET FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS. MOVE OF A CHANGE OCCURS OUT WEST AS ARCTIC AIR FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST SPREADS SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS BY THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE HINTING AT A CHANGE TOWARD THAT WOULD SHIFT THE COLD AIR EASTWARD AND BRING SNOW AND LOWER TEMPERATURES BACK TO SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120..130..132 AND 138 FOR WEDNESDAY. PERCY DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 29, 8:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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