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Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 30, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 30, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 311247
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 973 MB STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND
MOVE SE THROUGH TONIGHT. SECONDARY LOW CENTERS WILL FORM IN THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. BY FRI THE SYSTEM WILL BECOME A COMPLEX LOW
AROUND 990 MB ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-010300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-010300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-010300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OFF THE GLACIER. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ON FRI. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-010300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS ENDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-010300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS
MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-010300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-010300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW ENDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010002
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. A SECONDARY 991 MB
LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON THEN
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-011500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-011500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010506 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
805 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

AMENDED AREA 2C AND 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.

PKZ197-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. A SECONDARY 991 MB
LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON THEN
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-011500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-011500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
805 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-011500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
805 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-011500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010714 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

AMENDED AREAS 2B 2B1 3A

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.

PKZ197-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. A SECONDARY 991 MB
LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON THEN
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-011500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1015 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
1015 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-011500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
805 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-011500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
805 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-011500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1015 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011232
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 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.

PKZ197-020300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY SAT MORNING. A BROAD 995 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR
SEWARD WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WEST
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 30, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH I AM LEANING TOWARD
THE GFS.

A 978 MB LOW 330 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200
MILE SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
MOVE EAST TO 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE
WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET AND THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND WILL BECOME
STATIONARY TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, NEAR ILIAMNA
AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.

SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BECOME
SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW ALONG THE EAST SIDE THE THE KENAI
PENINSULA  AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME
SHOWERS THURSDAY. AREAS OF SNOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA
VALLEY WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS
THURSDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING
AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THURSDAY.

A 983 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 200 MILES
NORTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 2B, 3ABC, 5AB, 6AB, 12AB, 13AB, 14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM MAR 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 hr
Mar 30, 7:45 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 hr
Mar 30, 7:45 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC27 hr
Mar 30, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 30, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC
Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 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.