Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 355, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 111200 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 200 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-130300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121551 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 CORRECTED FOR AREA 15. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- .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 650 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 130039 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INTO THE SEWARD PENINSULA SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB. A 956 MB LOW 600 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 450 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO SIBERIA MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-131500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Mar 10, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST THU MAR 10 2005
.DISCUSSION...STRONG LOW WORKING ITS WAY INTO ALASKA THIS MORNING.
THE CENTER OF THE LOW WILL TAKE A TRACK INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA
LATER TODAY AND FORCE ITS WAY INLAND THIS EVENING. THIS SHOULD ALLOW
THE DOWNSLOPE RAIN/SNOW SHADOWS TO BE NEGATED AND PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED FOR MOST INLAND AREAS...PROBABLY RAIN AND NOT SNOW FOR MOST
OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
THE GENERAL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONSISTS OF A LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE STRETCHING ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN WEST COAST...AND A LONG
WAVE TROUGH THAT CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THIS MILD
WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. THE WEST COAST HIGH
WILL RETROGRADE INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND...WITH THE RIDGE NUDGING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS WILL
BRING A LESS ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TO THE AREA FOR NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 2B1 2C 3B 4 4A 5A 5B 12A 13B 14.
STORM 2B 3A 3C.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
BL MAR 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 7:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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