Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 356, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2005, 11:00 AM 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
- Mar 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110102 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ120-111500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF CAINES HEAD S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110257 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 UPDATED AREA 3C MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ120-111500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF CAINES HEAD S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110303 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 UPDATED AREA 3C MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ120-111500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF CAINES HEAD S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1029 MB HIGH 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1043 MB 330 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A LARGE 969 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 210 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. $$ PKZ130-120300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 | 48 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
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.