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Gale Warning 795, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 2, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
Oct 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 3, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031152
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 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.

PKZ197-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MAINTAIN
STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE MOSTLY NORTH WINDS TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 032330
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 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.

PKZ197-041400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTH OF
KODIAK WED AFTERNOON WITH A 985 CENTER.

$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-041400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON OCT 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041136
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 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.

PKZ197-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
INTENSIFIES TO 983 MB WED MORNING NEAR KODIAK AND THEN WEAKENS TO 991
MB WED NIGHT 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES
TO THE NORTHEAST GULF AND STALLS TUE. THE FRONT DISSIPATES ALONG THE
COAST WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS
AND SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT TOWARD EVENING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS
AND SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
AND SUBSIDING.
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 Oct 2, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN OCT 2 2005

.DISCUSSION...

A BROAD TROF OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. WEATHER OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CHARACTERIZED BY A MIXTURE OF LOW TOPPED
CLOUDS...AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG WITH A FEW SUNNY BREAKS.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AREAS. BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL BY TOMOROWW AFTERNOON. PATCHY
LATE NIGHT AND MORNING LIKELY TO DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

BROAD AREA OF STRATOCUMULUS ACROSS ZONES 151 155 AND NORTHERN 161 HAS
PRODUCED LIGHT BUT PERSISTENT PRECIP THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MCGRATH
RECEIVED OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF SNOW AS OF NOON. PRECIP
IS LARGELY THE RESULT OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE LOWER YUKON
VALLEY. H530 LOW OVER THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY WILL WEAKEN TO H544 OVER
THE BARREN ISLANDS MON MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW FURTHER WEAKENS
OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION MON NIGHT. STRATOCUMULUS DECK AND LIGHT
PRECIP HEADING SOUTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY.

A 992 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND ALASKA PENINSULA TOMORROW.
A 985 MB LOW OVER THE KURIL ISLANDS NEAR 54N 162E WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 974 MB IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA NEAR 56N 167E MON MORNING THEN
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 988 MB BY TUE EVENING.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE
AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. STRONG
WEST WINDS BEHIND. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT NEAR ADAK MON
EVENING THEN STRENGTHENS TO 980 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155, 170, 172, 175, 176, 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB OCT 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 2, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 2, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC52 hr
Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 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.