Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 211, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2005, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 6, 2005, 5:00 AM AKST (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061845 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 UPDATED AREA 6B. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 165 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT AT 980 MB. A 991 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT AT 974 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 070014 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-071500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND NE 25 KT NORTH OF MEKORYUK AND SE 20 KT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .MON...WIND N 30 KT NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK AND SE 20 KT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...WIND N 30 KT NORTH AND WEST OF MEKORYUK AND S 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-071500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070054 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 CORRECTED AREA 12A1. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-071500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND NE 25 KT NORTH OF MEKORYUK AND SE 20 KT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .MON...WIND N 30 KT NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK AND SE 20 KT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...WIND N 30 KT NORTH AND WEST OF MEKORYUK AND S 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-071500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071240 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 105 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR DILLINGHAM TUE NIGHT AT 978 MB. A 989 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATING. A 996 MB LOW 810 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-080300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 6, 5:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 5:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1000 AM AST SUN FEB 6 2005
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS - MAJOR UPPER LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NW PACIFIC THIS MORNING
AS PART OF A 4-WAVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN AT HIGHER LATITUDES. THIS
PATTERN IS IMBALANCED WITH THE ANCHOR NEAR GREENLAND. THE UPPER LOW
CENTER OVER ADAK SUPPORTS A VERY MATURE 966 MB STORM CENTER THERE. AN
EXTENSIVE FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS GONE ALOFT OVER THE INTERIOR THIS
MORNING BUT THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TO A
DEVELOPING WAVE NEAR 52N 152W AT 15Z. GOES-10 REVEALS A SECONDARY
SYSTEM NEAR 45N 170W IN THE S QUAD OF THE MAIN LOW. WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT DROUGHT ENDING PRECIP TO MUCH OF
THIS GIGANTIC FORECAST AREA AND HAS BUILD A SIGNIFICANT UPPER RIDGE
ALONG 145W THIS MORNING. THIS SUPPORTS A 1037 MB HIGH CELL ON THE
CANADIAN SIDE OF THE CENTRAL ALCAN. ALL FOUR RADARS SHOW EXTENSIVE
PRECIP BANDS MOVING TOWARD THE NE AT 16Z. THE PLANETARY SCALE JET AT
250 MB 12Z IS ALMOST 2/3 AROUND THE HEMISPHERE STARTING IN THE
EASTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH INDIA THEN MERGING WITH THE POLAR JET ACROSS
THE N PACIFIC AT 150 KT TO AN EXIT NEAR 40N 152W - A GOOD POSITION
FOR THE DEVELOPING WAVE.
AER FORECASTS - ALL MODELS DEVELOP A 1003 MB WAVE JUST OFF KODIAK AT
00Z TODAY. BASED ON INITIALS WHERE DID IT COME FROM? FORTUNATELY
NATURE HAS ALREADY REVEALED HERSELF ON SATELLITE IMAGERY BUT THIS
WAVE MAY BE ALREADY DEEPER. THIS WAVE WILL CAUSE THE LOW LEVEL FLOW
TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY ONTO THE NORTH GULF COAST WHICH WILL CAUSE A
LITTLE MORE PRECIP SHADOW ON THE LEE SIDES. ALL MODELS INSIST THAT
THIS WAVE FIZZLES OUT BY 12Z MON. THE NEXT DEVELOPER IS THE SECONDARY
WHICH DEEPENS TO 978 MB JUST S OF SITKINAK BY 06Z TUE. ETA IS BEST ON
THIS ONE. GFS DRIVESW THIS LOW ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE WHILE
THE 12Z ETA LETS IT DIE OUT OFF SEWARD 00Z WED. NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE
ON THE DEPTH OF LOWS MOVING INTO THE GULF IN MEDIUM RANGE FORECASTS.
ALU FORECASTS - THE MAIN SURFACE LOW SIMPLY FILLS THROUGH THE NEXT 48
HOURS WITH SOME EASTWARD MOVEMENT. ALL MODELS HAVE A SECONDARY LOW
DEVELOP NEAR BETHEL BY 18Z MON WITH A TROUGH UP INTO THE INTERIOR.
THE 12Z EAT IS PREFERRED ON THIS FEATURE BECAUSE THE GFS LOOKS TOO
DEEP AS IT MOVES FURTHER INTO WESTERN AK. A SERIES OF SECONDARY LOWS
DEVELOP ON THE S QUAD OF THE OLD MAIN LOW AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH WED.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND ADVSRY 101 125 181 185 187 191. SNOW ADVSRY 145.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 138 150 155 170 172 176 185.
HVY FRZ SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JC FEB 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 6, 12:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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