Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 383, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 24, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251310 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN TODAY BUT A FRONT THROUGH SHELIKOF STRAIT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY. TONIGHT A LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 975 MB 300 NM S OF YAKUTAT AND WILL DEEPEN TO 970 MB OFF CAPE SUCKLING BY EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-260300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING AND BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 260003 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON AS A 973 MB LOW AND TO MIDDLETON ISLAND AS A 965 MB LOW SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND SUN MORNING. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AS A 984 MB LOW AND TO 660 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AS A 983 MB LOW SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261310 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 250 NM S OF YAKUTAT WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NW. THE MAIN CENTER WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SUN MORNING AT 972 MB AND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS TO 983 MB OFF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS EARLY MON. $$ PKZ120-270300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT..S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW OR RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW OR RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY LATE AT NIGHT AND MORNINGS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 262359 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT AT 971 MB THEN INLAND SUN. A 977 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF KODIAK TO MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE SUN AS A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM W OF SITKA SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SW OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270325 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 UPDATE TO AREAS 2B 2B1 2C4 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT AT 971 MB THEN INLAND SUN. A 977 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF KODIAK TO MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE SUN AS A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM W OF SITKA SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SW OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270739 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT AT 971 MB THEN INLAND SUN. A 977 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF KODIAK TO MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE SUN AS A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM W OF SITKA SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SW OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 620 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1040 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271305 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING THIS MORNING BECOMING A COMPLEX SYSTEM BOTH INLAND AND ALONG THE N GULF COAST THROUGH TUE MORNING. A SECONDARY LOW AROUND 982 MB WILL DEVELOP OFF KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO CAPE SPENCER MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING. S WIND 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OFF THE GLACIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 24, 8:45 AM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 8:45 AM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM AST THU MAR 24 2005 .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. JET ORIENTED ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE INTO DENALI WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT. ANOTHER FEATURE PAIRED WITH THIS IS A SURFACE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY SPREADING SHOWERS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SOME OF THESE ARE BRIEFLY INTENSE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE LOW AND ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. THE BOUNDARY AND LOW TO SLIP EAST A BIT AS A RIDGE AMPLIFIES IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA. THE BOUNDARYS PROGRESSION IS HELD BACK AS WELL BY A UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AMPLIFYING THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. PRECIP WILL RUN INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY THOUGH. HAVE INTRODUCED A SNOW ADVISORY THERE...AS SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO END THERE FOR AWHILE ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION...THE JET EXITS INTO CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT WEAKENING THE BOUNDARY TOMORROW. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT...COLD AIR IS PUSHED UP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH A BIT FILTERING OVER INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. WITH THE OTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING NORTH IN THE GULF...EXPECT THE TWO UPPER LEVEL LOWS TO SYNC UP WITH A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH DEVELOPING BY SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF SATURDAY AND INLAND SUNDAY. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW AT THIS TIME. SO...CONFIDENCE ON THE EXACT SNOWFALL IS LOW. HOWEVER...IT WILL SNOW THIS WEEKEND OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ON THIS SINCE ALL MODELS DO BRING THE LOW INTO A FAVORABLE LOCATION OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT SOME POINT THIS WEEKEND. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL STOP SNOWING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EVENTUALLY...THE SNOW WILL WRAP BACK INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SUNDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW FURTHER WEST A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS IT HITS THE RIDGE. ANOTHER...BUT STRONGER...FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL BERING. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY EVENING AND FEED INTO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BY SUNDAY. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL WORK OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA LOW AND FEED INTO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THE EXTENDED...THE WESTERN GULF UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORCED NORTH AS THE LOW NEAR THE POLE DROPS INTO THE BERING STRAIT BY MID WEEK. THE KAMCHATKA LOW AT THIS SAME TIME IS FORCED INTO THIS POLAR LOW AS ANOTHER LOW RAMPS UP INTO KAMCHATKA. THE POLAR LOW DROPS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THURSDAY WITH A KAMCHATKA LOW. A RIDGE WILL BE PREVALENT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. UNSETTLED AND COLD WEATHER OVER THE INTERIOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AS A RESULT. THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN SHOULD BE COLD OVER THE EAST AND MILD CENTRAL AND WEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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