Gale Warning 358, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 120055
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH SUNDAY.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-121500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-121500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL 
DIMINISH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL BUILD 
ACROSS THE GULF BY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-130300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-130300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-130300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5
FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

.DISCUSSION...

988 MB LOW ABOUT 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE RAPIDLY DISSIPATING
BUT SIGNIFICANT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. RADAR SHOWS NUMEROUS BANDS OF
MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS. ECHO RETURNS SLOWLY WEAKENING.

A 1029 MB HIGH 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO
1043 MB 330 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. THE SHARP CONTRAST
OF LOWER PRESSURE INLAND WITH HIGHER PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE
GULF IS ALREADY YIELDING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. ESPECIALLY FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE...AND GULKANA. LLWS
CURRENTLY AN ISSUE AT PANC PABE AND PAKN. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

LONGER TERM...HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BEGINNING MONDAY. DIURNAL FREEZE THAW PATTERN
CONTINUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS AND BEYOND.

MEANWHILE A LARGE 969 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 210 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT.
STRONG ROTATION AROUND THE LOW CURRENTLY IN CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...BUT
WINDING DOWN. GALE FORCE WINDS TODAY FOR THE WESTERN MARINE ZONES
FROM 12A EASTWARD.

LITTLE TIME BETWEEN SYSTEMS. NEXT LOW IS A LARGE 957 MB THAT WILL
BE 600 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND AND OVER SIBERIA BY TUE
MORNING. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES FROM SHEMYA TO COLD BAY
BETWEEN SAT EVENING AND MON MORNING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 3B 5A 5B 6A 6B 8 12A
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

ASB MAR 05

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2005Every gale warning in 2005

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