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Gale Warning 227, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 10, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111249
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 955 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA
SATURDAY NIGHT AS 968 MB.  AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-120300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ170-120300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. WIND DIMINISHING
TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 120012
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 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.

PKZ199-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 957 MB STORM JUST OFF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB NEAR SHEMYA
SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING.
A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT INCLUDING A 986 MB LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY ON SUN.
$$

PKZ150-121500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. BLOWING
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 


$$

PKZ180-121500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
SW 45 KT . SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO E 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 120030 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

CORRECTED AREA 15

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.

PKZ199-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 957 MB STORM JUST OFF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB NEAR SHEMYA
SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING.
A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT INCLUDING A 986 MB LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY ON SUN.
$$

PKZ150-121500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. BLOWING
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 


$$

PKZ180-121500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
SW 45 KT . SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO E 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 120225 CCB
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

CORRECTED TYPO IN AREA 6A

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.

PKZ199-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 957 MB STORM JUST OFF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB NEAR SHEMYA
SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING.
A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT INCLUDING A 986 MB LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY ON SUN.
$$

PKZ150-121500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. BLOWING
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 


$$

PKZ180-121500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
SW 45 KT . SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO E 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121223
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 959 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
NORTHEAST OF ADAK SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB.  A DEVELOPING
970 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR THE ANADYR GULF SUNDAY MORNING.  A 997 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE 
NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO
BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 970 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-130300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT.

$$

PKZ170-130300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW..
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-130300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-130300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130010
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 962 MB STORM FORCE LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AT 977 MB EARLY MON. A FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST THIS EVENING. A SERIES OF
LOWS WILL MOVE ALONG THIS FRONT WITH A 981 MB LOW MOVING OVER BETHEL
MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-131500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131230
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ199-140300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL
ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB.  A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW
600 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
KING SALMON MONDAY AFTERNOON.  A 966 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-140300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO SW 55 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN
ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE
FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT.

$$

PKZ170-140300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.

.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ179-140300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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, 16 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 16 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, 7:23 PM AKST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1223 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

0800 PM     SNOW             ANCHORAGE               61.18N 149.19W
02/10/2005  13.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN NWS EMPLOYEE LOCATED ALONG THE UPPER HILLSIDE REPORTED
            13.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:26 PM AKST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1226 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

0845 PM     SNOW             ANCHORAGE               61.18N 149.19W
02/10/2005  10.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN NWS EMPLOYEE LOCATED IN SOUTH ANCHORAGE MEASURED 10.0
            INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:28 PM AKST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1228 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

0900 PM     SNOW             PETERS CREEK            61.41N 149.43W
02/10/2005  3.5 INCH                            AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN NWS EMPLOYEE LOCATED IN PETERS CREEK MEASURED 3.5
            INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

0400 PM     SNOW             SOLDOTNA                60.49N 151.06W
02/10/2005  9.0 INCH                            AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER LOCATED IN SOLDOTNA REPORTED 9 INCHES
            OF NEW SNOW SINCE MIDNIGHT.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:36 PM AKST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1236 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

0400 PM     SNOW             40 ESE ANCHOR POINT     59.54N 150.76W
02/10/2005  15.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER LOCATED AT ALYESKA SKI RESORT REPORTED
            15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT THE BASE AND 29 INCHES OF NEW
            SNOW AT THE SUMMIT.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1255 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

1245 AM     SNOW             SOLDOTNA                60.49N 151.06W
02/10/2005  11.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED THE 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL IN
            SOLDOTNA. 11.0 INCHES WAS MEASURED ON FEB 10. AT THE TIME
            OF THE OBSERVATION, SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF AND WAS NO
            LONGER ACCUMULATING.

&&

AB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr

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