Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 359, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 121228 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE WEAKENS TO 1009 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR NOME AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-131500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131212 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO BRISTOL BAY BY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 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 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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