Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 202, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031257 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WI. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...WEST WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-040300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 031338 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 CORRECTED AREA 3A TYPO 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WI. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...WEST WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-040300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031512 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 CORRECTED AREA 2C4 TYPO 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...WEST WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-040300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040000 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-041500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY.. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS 40 TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON..S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 3 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 2, 7:50 AM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 7:50 AM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1250 PM AST WED FEB 2 2005 .DISCUSSION...GOES IMAGERY SHOWS AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF LOW CLOUDS AND MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR COVERING MUCH OF THE OPEN WATERS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. FRONT BRINGING WIND AND MILDER TEMPS TO THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH MOSTLY EASTWARD AND STALL OUT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND PUSH EASTWARD TO NEAR NIKOLSKI FRI MORNING. MINIMAL STORMS LIKELY FOR MARINE AREA 13 TONIGHT THEN MAINLY GALES IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM BEYOND THAT. SNOW MAY REACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS EARLY AS THU MORNING AND CONTINUE THRU FRI. WEAKER ETA MODEL MIGHT BE BETTER WITH NEXT STORM THAT MOVES TO ADAK ON SAT. BOTH MODELS SHOW A SIMILAR TRACK SO EITHER WAY EASTERLY GALES AND MINIMUM STORMS ARE LIKELY FROM AMCHITKA ISLAND EASTWARD TO UNMAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 13B. GALE 12B..13A. PERCY FEB 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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