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Gale Warning 385, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 25, 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 25, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 261305 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MERGE WITH THE DISSIPATING LOW IN BRISTOL BAY SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-270300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261432 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 CORRECTED 6A 8 12A 12A1 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MERGE WITH THE DISSIPATING LOW IN BRISTOL BAY SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-270300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-270300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270034 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 UPDATED AREA 15 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 550 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM W OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 100 NM NE OF ADAK AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 175 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE IN THE GULF SUN. ANOTHER 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 225 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING AND INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-271500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 25, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .DISCUSSION... LARGE MULTICENTERED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRETCHES OVER WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND BRISTOL BAY. FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHES FROM THE THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF KODIAK ISLAND NORTH TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA. FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE NORTH BUT HAS SOME WESTWARD PROGRESSION ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE CENTERS OF THE UPPER LOW. LOW ON THE SOUTH END EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW FOR SOUTH CENTRAL. BROAD WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS LEADING TO EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WITH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. ONLY SIGNIFICANT VERTICAL MOTION AND SNOW ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE. FLOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ACROSS THE NORTH OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS AS THE UPPER LOW SETTLES SOUTH OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHERLY BRANCH OF THE POLAR JET THAT WILL SKIRT THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 3A..3B..5A..12B..13A. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CAS MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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