Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 244, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2005, 7:25 AM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170006 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE 978 MB LOW NEAR UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 240 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AND INTENSIFY TO 976 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BE A 974 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 171238 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 260 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 290 NM NE OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 970 MB LOW 425 NM SE OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 275 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. $$ PKZ150-180300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172126 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 AMENDED AREAS 5A 5B 6A 6B 8 12A 12A1 12B 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 260 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 290 NM NE OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 970 MB LOW 425 NM SE OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 275 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. $$ PKZ150-180300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1225 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 16, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005
.DISCUSSION...
META...GFS...AND UKMET ALL HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. META
TAKES THE MIDDLE GROUND AND IS PREFERRED...IN THE SHORT TERM AT
LEAST. A SERIES OF STRONG LOWS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC...INTENSIFY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THEN
DISSIPATE IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA.
HIGH PRESSURE AT BOTH SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL PREVENT ANY OF THESE
LOWS FROM MOVING INLAND. NEARLY CONTINUOUS SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WARM
ADVECTION WILL BE MAINTAINED ALONG WESTERN ALASKAS BERING COAST.
THREE MAJOR LOWS WILL KEEP GALE OR STORM WARNINGS ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 61N 170W WILL
WEAKEN TO 987 MB NEAR 55N 176W THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR
53N 178W FRI AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 37N 172W
WED AFTERNOON THEN INTENSIFY TO 970 MB NEAR 52N 165W THU NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING NEAR 55N 174W FRI EVENING. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 40N 163W
THU AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY TO 969 MB NEAR 55N 173W SAT MORNING.
SEASONALLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AOR
THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. ONLY THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
WILL SEE DAILY HIGHS THAT FAIL TO BREAK THE FREEZING LEVEL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 181
MARINE...STORM 5B 6A 6B
GALE OFB 2B 5A 5B 12A 12B 14 15
SMCR 3A 3B 3C 4 8 12A1 13A 13B
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB FEB 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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