Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 369, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 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 16, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 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 171222 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT TO 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AT 998 MB. A FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING SEA THURSDAY AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-180300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-180300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-180300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 180015 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 45N 166W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA INTO SIBERIA TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180635 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 UPDATED AREAS 5B AND 12A 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 45N 166W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA INTO SIBERIA TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 930 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 930 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181224 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH AND WEST. A WESTERN PACIFIC FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE FRI NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-190300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT THROUGH UNIMAK PASS. E WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT THROUGH UNIMAK PASS. E WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-190300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190034 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 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. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW WELL S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS INLAND OVER ALASKA AND NW CANADA. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT WELL S OF ADAK ON SUN AS STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ150-191500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 16, 5:45 AM AKST, 17 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 5:45 AM AKST, 17 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...RETRANSMISSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1045 AM AST WED MAR 16 2005 .DISCUSSION...SUNNY AND MILD WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK THEN COOLER AND WINDIER WEATHER DEVELOPS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. FRONT MOVING THRU THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING IS DRY BUT SNOW IS FALLING ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS AND SWINGS THROUGH. THIS WILL END FROM THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND. WITH THIS SURFACE HIGH BUILDING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LOWER CLOUDS AND FOG WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE DELTAS AND BRISTOL BAY DUE TO INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW. THAT SHOULD OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS WHICH WILL KEEP THE PRECIPITATION ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WEST. STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHICH WILL ALLOW UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BUILD IN STRONGLY OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BY FRIDAY MORNING. AGAIN THIS CHANGE IN THE PATTERN WILL RESULT IN WINDY AND WET WEATHER FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA, PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ALEUTIANS WHILE EVERYONE EAST OF THOSE AREAS WILL SEE MAXIMUM DAYTIME SUNSHINE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. BLUSTERY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE CHANNELED AREAS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AS THE HIGH BUILDS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. AT THIS POINT WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE UNDER ADVISORY LEVEL (45 MPH). SATURDAY THE UPPER HIGH RETREATS TO THE WEST COAST AND A NORTHERLY JET FORMS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE FROM THE ARCTIC SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF. THIS MEANS SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 60-65 MPH POSSIBLE FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST. BLOWING DUST A GOOD BET FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. MODELS NOT VERY CONSISTENT FROM ONE RUN TO THE NEXT BEYOND 5 DAYS BUT THE DRY, WINDY AND COLDER PATTERN WILL LIKELY HOLD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE AREAS 5B..12A..12A1..12B..13A. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. PERCY MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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