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Gale Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 22, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 22, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 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 231208
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 290 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
ALEUTIANS FROM THE WEST ON THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS FRONT WILL DEEPEN TO 990 MB AND BE NEAR SHEMYA BY LATE THU
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-240300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-240300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-240300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ170-240300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. WIND
DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 240001
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST
OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM
NORTH OF ADAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-241500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-241500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-241500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 240632
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

UPDATED AREA 8

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.

PKZ199-241500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST
OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM
NORTH OF ADAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-241500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-241500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
930 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-241500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 241228
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-250300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-250300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-250300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ170-250300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-250300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 241944 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1045 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

UPDATE FOR AREA 8

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.

PKZ199-250300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-250300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-250300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-250300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
1045 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ170-250300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-250300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 250035
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 230 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 993 MB 150 NM EAST OF
SHEMYA FRIDAY AND DISSIPATES FRIDAY NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH
OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTH OF ATKA ISLAND AT 964 MB SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ170-251500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRI AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 24 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 251225
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR ATTU WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON WHICH PERSISTS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH
OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AND THEN MOVES EAST. A 979 MB LOW MOVES TO 400 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ160-260300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-260300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-260300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-260300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-260300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 


$$

PKZ179-260300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 25 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 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 22, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005

.DISCUSSION...CURRENTLY...THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC PUSHING A
FRONT ALONG THE COAST WITH A SURFACE LOW REFLECTED ALONG IT NEAR
KODIAK ISLAND. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALONG WITH THIS FRONT
CREATING SOME AREA OF WIND SHEAR. ALSO SEEING MANY MARINE AREAS WITH
GALE FORCE WINDS. LOTS OF STRATUS AROUND THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING AS WELL. EXPECT THIS TO STAY IN SOME OF THE WESTERN AREAS AS
FORCING NOT THAT STRONG TO LIFT IT OUT. EAST OF THE ALASKA
RANGE...THE FOG WILL LIFT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. WITH THE STRONG
SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT...SEEING SOME DOWNSLOPE CHARACTERISTICS INLAND
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT...WILL
LIKELY SEE SOME PRECIP TO THESE AREAS. FRONT TO DIMINISH AS IT WORKS
INLAND AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO THE EAST AND SOUTH. STILL
EXPECTED TO SEE PLENTY OF PRECIP ALONG THE COAST WITH THE LONG
SOUTHERLY FETCH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE PANHANDLE.

A STACKED LOW NEAR 50N 159W WITH A STRONG JET ORIENTED NORTH SOUTH
ALONG 145W. THIS IS WHERE THE MEAN RIDGE IS SITUATED EXTENDING FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO EASTERN ALASKA. A COUPLE SHORT WAVE
TROUGHS WILL FEED ALONG THE JET TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING A
COUPLE FRONTS TO THE GULF COAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. EACH WAVE TO HELP
PUSH THE LOW NORTH AND THE RIDGE AXIS EAST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. IN
ADDITION...HELP IN SWINGING THE STACKED LOW NORTH IS ANOTHER LOW
DEVELOPING NEAR 45N 155W THURSDAY. THIS LOW DEVELOPED OUT OF SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. IN THE MEANTIME...A STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT
OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER KAMCHATKA WILL SPIN UP INTO A SURFACE LOW
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEFORE WEAKENING. THE LOW FILLS
AND IS REPLACED TO THE SOUTH BY ANOTHER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE
KAMCHATKA UPPER LEVEL LOW. THIS LOW TOO WILL WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO THE WEEKEND AND REPLACED BY ANOTHER LOW TO ITS
SOUTH. THE REPEATED WAVES MOVING OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA LOW WEAKEN IT
TO THE POINT THAT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK THE LOW HAS FILLED A BIT WITH AN
ELONGATED TROUGH FROM ITSELF TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC NEAR 40N 140W.
EACH ONE OF THESE WAVES WILL ALSO FEED INTO THE LOW OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND BUILD BACK THE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND INTERIOR
BY SUNDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 2B 3A 3B 3C 4
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 14
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC67 hr
Feb 23, 4:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC43 hr
Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.