Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 362, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 12, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 140029 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 450 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SIBERIA MON NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT...THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON...AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-141500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141215 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA MON AFTERNOON INTO MON NIGHT. SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT ENDING BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 142340 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SIBERIA TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 991 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS AND THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-151500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 12, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH I PREFER THE
ETA MODEL OVER THE GFS.
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN WILL MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT.
A 998 MB LOW 120 MILES NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INTO THE SEWARD
PENINSULA SUNDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB. A 956 MB LOW NEAR THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 450 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE
INTO SIBERIA MONDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY.
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DIMINISH LATE
SUNDAY. UNTIL THEN, SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WILL AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE GULF COAST AND ALONG THE SOUTH
SIDE OF HIGHER TERRAIN. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM THE WEST
MONDAY.
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE FRONT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 12B, 13B.
GALE 3B, 5AB, 6A, 8, 13A, 14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM MAR 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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