Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 481, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 37 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
- Apr 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2005, 11:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201143 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 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. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 115 NM SE OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 1008 MB LOW 175 NM SW OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE 30 NM W OF ANCHORAGE WED AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 775 NM SE OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NE OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 970 MB. $$ PKZ150-210200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-210200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-210200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 202307 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 740 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO DUTCH HARBOR AND DEEPEN TO 965 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO BERING STRAIT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-211400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-211400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-211400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-211400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR...WIND BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. DUTCH HARBOR WEST...WIND DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-211400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT SUBSIDING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-211400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-211400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-211400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211155 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 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. PKZ199-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 310 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU EVENING AND WEAKEN FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 825 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 430 NM S OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB. $$ PKZ150-220200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211832 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 UPDATED AREA 12A MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 310 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU EVENING AND WEAKEN FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 825 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 430 NM S OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB. $$ PKZ150-220200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1030 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212323 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 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. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB MAKING LANDFALL NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE NEXT LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 978 MB NEAR WELL SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH A STRONG FRONT MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-221400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-221400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220055 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 CORRECTED AREA 5A HEADLINE. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB MAKING LANDFALL NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE NEXT LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 978 MB NEAR WELL SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH A STRONG FRONT MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-221400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 450 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-221400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 Apr 19, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT TUE APR 19 2005 .DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST 36 HOURS, THOUGH THE GFS APPEARS TO HAVE AN OVERALL BETTER SOLUTION. BEYOND 36 HOURS, THE GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE IN THE WAY IT HANDLES THE LOW APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS. A 1002 MB LOW 440 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE 200 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK TONIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 300 MILES SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE SOUTH AND DISSIPATE 630 MILES SOUTH OF ATTU WEDNESDAY. A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 180 MILES WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ARCTIC FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY, POSSIBLY MOVING DRIFTING WEST INTO THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEDNESDAY. A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. SNOW ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY WEDNESDAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS, THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 12AB. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM APR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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