Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 263, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241944 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 AM AST THU FEB 24 2005 UPDATE FOR AREA 8 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ 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. $$
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 23, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA 500 PM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .DISCUSSION... BOTH MESOETA AND GFS WAR GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY BUT THE SOLUTION BEGIN TO DIVERGE INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. I PREFER THE GFS ESPECIALLY IN THE LATER PERIODS. AT 500 MB...WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A 993 MB LOW 240 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 1002 MB LOW 600 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH THIS TONIGHT BUT WILL BEGIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT LOW MOVE TOWARD THE COAST. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE TO 80 MILES EAST OF ATTU THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 100 MILES NORTH OF ADAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN, SNOW AND WIND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING THEN WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 13AB FIRE WEATHER...NONE NM FEB 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.