Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 93, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190004 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 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. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE NIGHT 100 NM NW OF ADAK. THE LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ADAK AND DEEPEN TO 983 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 375 NM S OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SE OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC NEAR 45N 155W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 190139 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 UPDATED PKZ150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE NIGHT 100 NM NW OF ADAK. THE LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ADAK AND DEEPEN TO 983 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 375 NM S OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SE OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC NEAR 45N 155W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 440 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 18 2005 .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191203 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 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. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 987 MB LOW NEAR KISKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT AS 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-200300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 FT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191903 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1004 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 CORRECTS AREAS 6A AND 8 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-200300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200009 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 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. PKZ199-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW AT 53N 180 WILL MOVE TO 53N 169W FRI. $$ PKZ150-201500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E 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 Jan 18, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1130 AM AST TUE JAN 18 2005
.DISCUSSION...A LARGE LOW COMPLEX CONTINUES TO ROTATE OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC WITH ITS CENTER NEAR 50N 160W. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
INTERIOR WITH A ARCTIC BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS RATHER STRONG WITH MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHERLY FLOWS WORKING THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND MATANUSKA
VALLEY. ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS WANING FOR THESE EVENTS...THE
COLD AIR DOME IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAS ALLOWED FOR THESE EVENTS TO CONTINUE.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CURRENTLY STACKED OVER THE SURFACE LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC WITH UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA. IN
ADDITION...A TROUGH EXTENDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FROM A LOW IN
THE YUKON. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING AROUND THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL BRING A WARM FRONT THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST BY THURSDAY. THIS WILL PUSH THE TROUGH OUT OF SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE
INTERIOR AT THIS POINT. PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH TO THE
COAST WITH THIS WARM FRONT. NOT MUCH PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO REACH
INLAND UNTIL THE MAIN LOW ROTATES NORTH FRIDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
ALSO TURN AND STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL ERASE ANY MINIMAL UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THE STRONG WIND EVENTS
CURRENTLY HAPPENING. HOWEVER...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
REMAIN STRONG. SO EXPECT WIND WARNINGS TO DROP TONIGHT AS THE FLOW
BECOMES UNFAVORABLE ALOFT.
IN THE MEANTIME...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO BE
REINFORCED BY A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE POLAR LOW NORTH
OF SIBERIA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. PRECIP AND WINDS WITH THE TROUGH
WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP IN THE
EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY WITH THE ADVECTION OF COLD AIR.
THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TO BE PUSHED ALONG WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY INTO THE WESTERN GULF AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC ALONG 45N EVENTUALLY BECOMING A CLOSED LOW NEAR 45N 155W
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE POLAR LOW SLIPS INTO SIBERIA
DEVELOPING A TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. BY
THIS TIME...THE PREVIOUS LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WEAKENS AND WORKS
BACK TO THE BERING SEA TROUGH AXIS. THE TROUGH ALONG WITH THE NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL SWING EAST NORTHEAST FRIDAY. A SURFACE LOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WORK NORTH INTO THE GULF
FRIDAY WITH A TROUGH/FRONT BACK TO POLAR LOW IN SIBERIA. PLENTY OF
PRECIP AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS TO MOVE INTO THE GULF AT THIS
TIME AS WELL AND SPREAD INLAND SATURDAY. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BERING SEA FRIDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW
WORKING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LOW OVER THE
GULF WILL WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTENSIFIES. STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW. THE INTENSIFICATION IS DUE TO THE FACT THIS
LOW TAPS INTO THE COLD AIR FROM THE SIBERIAN LOW. THE RIDGE BY THIS
TIME IS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE
INTERIOR EXTENDING INTO THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 111 135
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 2B1 2C 3A 4 4A 6A 8 14
GALE 3A 3B 3C 4 5A 5B 13B
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN JAN 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 18, 1:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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