Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 381, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 21, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221252 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221552 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2C 2C4 3A 3C 4. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230049 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 999 MB LOW NEAR THE NORTH END OF AFOGNAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AT 1003 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER NORTHWEST CANADA LATER TONIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT BECOMING A 1021 MB CENTER OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND THU. $$ PKZ120-231500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS - A STRONG UPPER HIGH HAS MOVED NORTH WITH THE CENTER NEAR
WRANGEL ISLAND WHILE A MAJOR UPPER LOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER KING SALMON
THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE RESULTS ARE A 1059 MB HIGH NORTH OF DEAD-
HORSE WITH A 990 MB LOW COMPLEX IN THE GULF. THIS CONTINUES TO DRIVE
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN DOMAIN AND OFFSHORE FLOW FOR THE SW
COAST. A FRONT IS DEVELOPING APPROXIMATELY FROM THE BARRENS TO SITKA
AROUND 18Z THIS MORNING WITH SOME STRONG MARINE WIND ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THIS FRONT. SNOW HAS ALSO DEVELOPED ON THE N SIDE OF THE
FRONT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE N GULF COAST. HOMER GOT HIT THE WORST WITH
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY AROUND 1/4 MILE. THE JET STILL UNDERCUTS OUT
SYSTEM FROM ASIA TO SAN DIEGO BUT ALSO THERE IS 80 KNOT FLOW ALOFT
AROUND THE UPPER LOW.
AER FORECASTS - YESTERDAYS 12Z ETA DID A GOOD JOB IN PREDICTING THE
FOCUS OF ENERGY IN THE WESTERN GULF WHICH ALLOWED THE VERY STRONG
WIND IN COOK INLET AND NEAR THE MATANUSKA. WE PREFER THE 12Z ETA RUNS
TODAY OVER LAND THROUGH 48 HOURS WHICH MOVES THE MAIN SURFACE LOW A
LITTLE SLOWER INTO BRISTOL BAY BY 18Z TUE. THIS SETS UP ONSHORE FLOW
AT LOWER LEVELS FOR THE EAST AND A TURNAGAIN WIND ADVISORY. PRECIP IS
THE BIG QUESTION. BY 12Z TUE A SW JET SETS UP OVER THE GULF WITH A
PRETTY GOOD FETCH OF MOISTURE. BY 00Z THU THE JET IS A LITTLE WEAKER
BUT OVER COOK INLET AS SSW WITH LOTS OF MOISTURE IN THE MODEL. MOS
TEMPS ARE WARMER FOR RAIN BUT THE MODEL SHOWS -6C AT 850 MB STILL WAY
DOWN IN THE GULF AT THAT TIME. WE WILL HAVE TO ISSUE FORECASTS WITH A
GOOD DEAL OF SNOW IN THEM FOR THE COOK INLET AREA AND PERHAPS PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND STARTING WED.
ALU FORECASTS - SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS LOTS OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED
OVER BRISTOL BAY FOR SNOW THERE TODAY. ALSO THE SC CLOUDS ALL ACROSS
THE BERING ARE GOOD FOR SNOW SHOWERS. THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO
BRISTOL BAY BY 18Z TUE WITH MORE PRECIP. THIS WILL END THE OFFSHORE
FLOW. AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE PRIBILOFS TUE NIGHT THERE WILL BE MORE
UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION AS THE SYSTEM REDEVELOPS IN THE BERING AS A
WAVE DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT NEAR SAND POINT. LOOK FOR LESS WIND WITH
THIS SYSTEM ON WED AND THU.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 111. BLOWING SNOW ADV 121.
WIND ADV 101 125 131 135 145 155.
MARINE...STORM 120 130 140. GALES 121 125 141 180.
HVY FRZ SPRAY 121 130 138 140 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JC MAR 05In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 21, 5:41 PM AKST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1041 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/20/2005 61 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH MEASURED AT TEELAND MIDDLE
SCHOOL
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/20/2005 74 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
74 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE COTTONWOOD PUBLIC SAFETY
BUILDING IN WASILLA
0530 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/21/2005 81 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
PEAK WIND GUST OF 81 MPH MEASURED AT THE COTTONWOOD
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN WASILLA. THIS WAS THE HIGHEST
MAGNITUDE MEASURED FOR THIS WIND EVENT.
&&
AFISHLocal storm report, Mar 21, 5:41 PM AKST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1041 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/20/2005 61 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH MEASURED AT TEELAND MIDDLE
SCHOOL
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/20/2005 74 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
74 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE COTTONWOOD PUBLIC SAFETY
BUILDING IN WASILLA
0530 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/21/2005 81 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
PEAK WIND GUST OF 81 MPH MEASURED AT THE COTTONWOOD
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN WASILLA. THIS WAS THE HIGHEST
MAGNITUDE MEASURED FOR THIS WIND EVENT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.