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Gale Warning 225, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 10, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110012
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEAKENS AND MOVES TO
100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA AT 999 MB SATURDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY
1009 MB LOW FORMS 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ120-111500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 7
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-111500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ129-111500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-111500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...
   SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
   NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ138-111500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ140-111500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ141-111500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110356 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

UPDATED AREA 3A

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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEAKENS AND MOVES TO
100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA AT 999 MB SATURDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY
1009 MB LOW FORMS 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ120-111500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 7
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-111500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ129-111500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-111500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...
   SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
   NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ138-111500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ140-111500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ141-111500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111257
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA
SATURDAY MORNING. A 1015 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF
CORDOVA SATURDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KTS WEST SIDE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KTS WEST SIDE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1115 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...
.500 MB...
4860M CENTER NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND ROTATES WEST AS CENTER MOVING
SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES. NEG TILT TROUGH EXTENDING SE FROM
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND CENTER MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR TONIGHT
AND ELONGATES EAST. WEST TO SW FLOW OVER THE WEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL
MAINLAND WILL HOLD IN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE OVER THE WEST
ALEUTIANS MOVES TO ALONG 155W AND INCREASES IN AMPLITUDE SAT MORNING.
DEVELOPING 5010M CENTER SW OF KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO
JUST SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.

.SURFACE
EAST...970S MB LOW OVER WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND(PWS) IS STILL ON
TRACK AND HANDLED WELL BY THE MESO ETA. INCREASING DEPTH OF COLD
ADVECTION SHOWS UP WELL ON THE KENAI RADAR AS THE LAYER HAS DEEPENED
AND THE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO BACK. COLD AIR HAS ALSO SPREAD TO THE
NORTH GULF COAST AS PACV HAS SHIFTED OVER TO SNOW. SOME WARM AIR
TRAPPED IN THE VALDEZ AREA SHOULD BE DISPLACED BY COOLER AIR BY
AFTERNOON.

CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS INTENSE RETURNS FROM SEWARD TO THE
TURNAGAIN ARM/ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA. SNOW SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY HEAVY
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT  AS COLD AIR BECOMES WELL ENTRENCHED AND PWS LOW WEAKENS
AND SLIPS EAST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL LINGER THROUGHOUT THE
REGION FRI AS SW FLOW ALOFT IS SLOW TO SHIFT. SIGNIFICANT DRYING IS
EXPECTED THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE ONSET OF NW WINDS
ALOFT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. W-N GAP WINDS PROB WILL BECOME A CONCERN FRI
NIGHT AND SAT OVER THE KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF.

OUT WEST...SAT PIC SHOWS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE AREA OF OPEN/CLOSED CELL CU
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. CURRENT FLOW IS GEN FROM THE
NW...BUT SHOULD SHIFT TO THE W-SW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA OVER
THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS. SHIFT IN FLOW SHOULD BRING SNOW SHOWERS INTO
THE SW MAINLAND. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA SHOULD
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND DROP INTO THE 950S AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA FRI MORNING. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND TO THE EAST
ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS FRI NIGHT. EXPECTED STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING ZONE 101. BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 145.
MARINE...NUMEROUS UPDATES. SEE LATEST BULLETIN.

RMC FEB 05

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 10, 5:16 AM AKST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1016 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 AM     SNOW             SELDOVIA                59.44N 151.71W
02/10/2005  0.0 INCH                            AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 AND 1/2 INCHES, SINCE MIDNIGHT.

&&

STEPETIN
Local storm report, Feb 10, 5:19 AM AKST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1019 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 AM     SNOW             HOMER                   59.64N 151.52W
02/10/2005  0.0 INCH                            AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VARIES AROUND TOWN FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES, OVERNIGHT.

&&

STEPETIN
Local storm report, Feb 10, 5:22 AM AKST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1022 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 AM     SNOW             KENAI                   60.55N 151.21W
02/10/2005  0.0 INCH                            AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STERLING TO KENAI, 6 INCHES ALL AROUND.

&&

STEPETIN
Local storm report, Feb 10, 5:27 AM AKST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1027 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 AM     SNOW             35 S ANCHORAGE          60.67N 149.19W
02/10/2005  0.0 INCH                            AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GIRDWOOD FIRE STATION, SNOW STARTED AROUND 530AM, NEW
            SNOE AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES, RATE OF FALL IS CURRENTLY 1
            INCH AN HOUR.

&&

STEPETIN
Local storm report, Feb 10, 10:49 AM AKST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
349 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0338 PM     SNOW             ANCHORAGE               61.18N 149.19W
02/10/2005  0.0 INCH                            AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LOCATION IS AROUND LOWER HILLSIDE, SNOW FALL SO FAR IS 11
            INCHES. ANOTHER LOCATIONS NORTH OF THIS AREA REPORTS 10
            INCHES.

&&

STEPETIN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 2:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC21 hr
Feb 10, 5:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 days
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr

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