Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 215, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 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
- Feb 6, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 080006 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW JUST NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM NORTON SOUND AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SWING EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-081500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-081500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-081500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080030 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 CORRECTED AREAS 6A 6B 13A AND 13B. 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW JUST NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM NORTON SOUND AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SWING EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-081500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-081500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-081500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081344 RRA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR VALDEZ WED NIGHT AT 978 MB. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM 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 6, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 6, 7:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 6, 11:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:35 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.