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Gale Warning 228, 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 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
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.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 120007
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL INLAND NEAR SITKA ON SAT MORNING. A
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. A STRONG SOUTH FETCH WILL DEVELOP SUN
AS A 986 MB LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. 

$$

PKZ120-121500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N 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. SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-121500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-121500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-121500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
   SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
   NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ132-121500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ138-121500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ140-121500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ141-121500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121300
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB 60 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE.  A DEVELOPING 998 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

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

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

$$

PKZ125-130300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 12 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 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, 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 WarningAFC48 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

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2005Every gale warning in 2005

Sources

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