Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 217, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2005, 3:50 AM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 7, 2005, 3:50 AM AKST (12:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071755 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 UPDATE ZONES 120 AND 125. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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 LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 850 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 850 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW . .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 071843 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 UPDATE ZONES 2B AND 2C. 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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 LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 850 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 850 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW . .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080050 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ TUE MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTH 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NORTH 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080127 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 CORRECTED AREA 3C. 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ TUE MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTH 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 420 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080210 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 UPDATED AREA 2C. 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ TUE MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTH 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 510 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 420 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081230 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR VALDEZ AND DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR VALDEZ WED NIGHT AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ120-090300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE. BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Feb 7, 12:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 12:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST MON FEB 7 2005 .DISCUSSION... HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE MESOETA THIS MORNING AS THE MODEL OF CHOICE. IT SEEMS TO PICK UP ON THE WAVE IN THE GULF A BIT BETTER THAN THE GFS AS WELL AS THE SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT NEAR BETHEL. GFS DEEPENS THE LOWS A BIT TOO MUCH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THAT BEING SAID META IS OVER DOING THE QPF ACROSS THE REGION SO WILL NEED TO LOWER PRECIP ACCUMULATIONS. THERE ARE THREE AREAS OF CONCERN TODAY. THE FIRST IS THE LINGERING FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING ACROSS INTERIOR AK ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE BERING. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT OFF SITKINAK THAT THE MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL. THE THIRD AREA OF CONCERN IS THE TRAIN OF LOWS THAT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST NEAR KODIAK..ONE ON TUESDAY AND THE SECOND ON WEDNESDAY. THE CURRENT COMPLEX IN THE BERING WILL EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY OVER THE NEXT 36 HRS. THE GRADIENT SHOULD MAINTAIN THE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST ESPECIALLY AS A FEW SECONDARY LOWS DEVELOP FROM BRISTOL SOUTHWESTWARD. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT SNOW INTO THE Y-K DELTAS ALTHOUGH NOT MUCH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THERE. THE ALASKA RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE HEAVIER SNOWS IN THE TALKEETNA ZONE THROUGH TODAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IS CARRIED NORTH BY THE WAVE IN THE GULF AND THE START OF SOME SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT OFF OF SITKINAK WILL NOT RESULT IN TOO MANY HEADACHES. WILL JUST NEED TO BUMP UP THE WINDS ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE WAVE WILL STILL MAINTAIN THE MOISTURE FLOW INTO VALDEZ. THE MAIN FORECASTING ISSUES ARISE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW WILL BRING WAA ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST. HOWEVER THE SIGNIFICANT CAA THAT WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AK AND THE BERING COULD SHIFT EAST JUST IN TIME TO THROW A WRENCH IN THE PRECIP WORKS. WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS ONE CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT FEW RUNS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...14 15 GALES...2B 3A 3B 3C 5B 12A 12A1 12B 13A 13B 14 15 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RW FEB 05
The 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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 | 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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