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Gale Warning 394, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 29, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 29, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 29, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2005, 7:45 PM AKST
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301302
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-310300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB STORM FORCE LOW HAS DEVELOPED 350 NM SE OF KODIAK. THIS LOW
WITH A STRONG FRONT WILL DEEPEN TO 972 MB WHILE TRACKING TO 250 NM S
OF YAKUTAT BY MIDDAY THU. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN AND NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-310300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-310300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-310300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
$$

PKZ129-310300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-310300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-310300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
NEAR SHORE. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-310300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUR OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-310300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-310300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310010
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-311500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THU AFTERNOON AND
MOVE EAST TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. STRONG GUSTS
NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. STRONG GUSTS NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-311500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MONDAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-311500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-311500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-311500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-311500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-311500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310039 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

CORRECTED AREA 3B

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.

PKZ197-311500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THU AFTERNOON AND
MOVE EAST TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. STRONG GUSTS
NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. STRONG GUSTS NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-311500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MONDAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-311500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-311500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-311500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW . HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-311500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-311500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310954 AAA
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

UPDATED AREAS 2B 3ABC 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.

PKZ197-311500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THU AFTERNOON AND
MOVE EAST TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-311500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1245 AM THU MAR 3A 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. STRONG GUSTS NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-311500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-311500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MONDAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-311500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-311500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-311500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW . HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
$$

PKZ138-311500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES.  SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-311500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST SIDE. STRONGEST WINDS S OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-311500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE MAR 29 2005

.DISCUSSION...

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW SYSTEMS WAITING IN THE WINGS OVER THE REST OF
THE WEEK. AND MODEL CONFIDENCE IS NOT STRONG. NAM DID NOT HANDLE THIS
LAST LOW UP THE INLET WELL. GFS AS USUAL SPREAD THE PRECIP AROUND TOO
MUCH. BUT GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE RIGHT NOW FOR THE NEXT TWO LOWS
THAT WILL AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL.

SOUTHCENTRAL WILL HAVE A SHORT BREAK TODAY WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT THIS TO CHANGE TOMORROW
INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. AS A DEEP TROUGH WITH PRETTY STRONG VORT MOVES
THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY AHEAD OF THE POLAR LOW NORTH OF
BETHEL IT WILL PRECEDE SOME STRONG CAA. THE COLDEST TEMPS WILL REMAIN
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. BUT SOUTHCENTRAL..ESPECIALLY WESTERN
PARTS..WILL STAY WELL BELOW FREEZING. A LOW FORMING SOUTH OF SAND
POINT TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WED. STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO JUST
HOW MUCH THIS LOW WILL INTERACT WITH THE TROUGH. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG OVERRUNNING EVENT IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL..BUT
TOO SOON TO CALL YET. FOR NOW..KODIAK..ILIAMNA AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI
WILL PICK UP SOME SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM BY WED AFTERNOON. THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL GET SNOW SHOWERS BUT INTENSITY AND ACCUMULATIONS
REMAIN TOO CLOSE TO CALL.

THE MORE FAVORABLE SCENARIO FOR SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL IS
ANOTHER LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND INTO PWS BY THU AND FRI.

IN THE ALEUTIANS...A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL GENERATE
MODERATE STRENGTH WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AKPENN TODAY
BEFORE DISSIPATING TONIGHT. A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW
NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED.
THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS CAUSING WINDS TO
INCREASE IN BOTH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED THROUGH FRI AS
THE POLAR LOW ALSO DROPS SOUTHWARD IN THE EASTERN BERING.

A SECONDARY LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS NEAR SHEMYA THU
INTENSIFYING THE PRECIP AND WINDS THROUGH WED NIGHT BEFORE THE MAIN
FRONTAL BAND MOVES EASTWARD INTO FRI.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 6B 12A1 12B 13B
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 3A 3C 4 4A 6A 8 14 15
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RNW MAR 05

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	40 hr
Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC

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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.