Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 350, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Mar 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100013 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 60NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120NM NORTH OF ATKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON STRENGTHENING TO 969 MB. THIS LOW WILL BE ABSORBED BY ANOTHER LOW 100NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT AT 971 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 60NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 979 MB. $$ PKZ150-101500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-101500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 101225 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 370 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO SEWARD AT 966 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND A 975 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-110300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110008 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF ADAK AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-111500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EAST OF ATKA. N WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT EAST OF ATKA. NW WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATER. $$ PKZ179-111500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111200 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 200 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-120300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-120300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120017 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SAT NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW WEST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-121500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-121500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121228 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE WEAKENS TO 1009 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR NOME AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Mar 9, 7:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 7:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AST WED MAR 9 2005
.DISCUSSION...
MODEL DISCUSSION...CONSENSUS IS GFS. MODEL KEEPS TONIGHTS IN COMING
GULF OF ALASKA STORM DEEPER AND MORE OF AN EASTERLY TRACK THROUGH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. GFS ALSO FINE FOR WESTERN FORECAST ZONES. GFS
BRINGS APPROPRIATE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO NORTH GULF OF ALASKA
MARINE AREAS WITH WINDS APPROACHING WARNING CRITERIA (74 MPH PLUS)
FOR NORTH GULF COASTAL PUBLIC ZONES.
UPPER LEVELS DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA GETS PUSHED
EAST OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY AS UPPER LOW SWINGS IN FROM THE GULF ON
THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY JET IN THE GULF ALSO MOVES EAST TO BE OVER
THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY. MAIN UPPER LOW PERSISTS NEAR THE ALEUTIANS
THROUGH 60HRS LEAVING THE MAINLAND UNDER A PREDOMINATELY STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW. FREEZING LEVELS WILL REACH 2,000 TO 4,000 FEET
ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SURFACE DISCUSSION...CURRENT WEATHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE FREEZING RAIN
AT SAINT PAUL, SNOW AT ILIAMNA, AND GUSTY WINDS OVER WESTERN CAPES OF
BRISTOL BAY. HAVE UPDATED THESE PUBLIC ZONES ACCORDINGLY WITH
ADVISORIES. ALL THIS WEATHER IS FROM A LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING
SEA NEAR UNALASKA ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL MOVE WEST IN RESPONSE TO THE
STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL FINALLY SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AT 60HRS.
THE GULF STORM IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 550NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WILL
MOVE INTO THE GULF LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE COOK INLET LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONG OVER THE ENTIRE GULF OF
ALASKA..WITH STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THE MARINE AREAS AND
WIND ADVISORIES IN THE PUBLIC ZONES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG
AFTER FRONT MOVES THROUGH..SPECIFICALLY ALONG KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
NORTH GULF COAST. LOOK FOR A LEAST WIND ADVISORIES TO CONTINUE IN
THESE AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 2C 3B 3C 4A 5A 5B 6A 6B 12 14 BERING OFFSHORE
STORM 3A 4
HURRICANE FORCE 2B GULF OFFSHORE
JWP MAR 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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