Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201139 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 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. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 210002 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 952 MB LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210125 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 CORRECTED AREA 14 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 952 MB LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 420 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210207 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 CORRECTED AREA 14 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 952 MB LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 505 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 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. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MONDAY NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 953 MB. A 958 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF KISKA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 19, 6:14 AM AKST, 16 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 6:14 AM AKST, 16 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1114 AM AST WED JAN 19 2005 .DISCUSSION...985 MB LOW IN THE VICINITY OF KISKA AND AMCHITKA ISLANDS HAS WEAK OCCLUDED FROM ARCING BACK FROM THE CENTER SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ADAK/ATKA AREAS WITH LIGHT SNOW AND FOG BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND. LOW TO MOVE EAST TO ADAK BY 9 AM THU. THE GRAD BETWEEN THIS FEATURE AND THE ARCTIC HIGH OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL ALLOW THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS NOW PICKING UP AT SHEMYA TO SLOWLY SPREAD OVER AREA 13 BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SHOWERS FOR AREAS WEST OF ADAK ALONG WITH NNW WINDS 25 TO 35 KTS. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW WEAKENS A LITTLE AND MOVES TO UNMAK ISLAND AND ALLOWS THE GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO RELAX AND WINDS DIMINISHING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE FRI AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE..ALL OF THE BERING WILL STAY UNDER COOL NORTHERLY FLOW WITH WINDS UNDER 25 KTS AND WIDESPREAD MVFR. EAST WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY IN AREA 13 FRI NIGHT AS FRONT FROM NEXT STORM ROTATES NORTHWARD. STORMS ARE CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY WITH THIS FRONT ON SAT FROM KISKA TO ATTKA WITH GALES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE OFFSHORE ZONE. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE MAX GALES WILL EXTEND FROM THE FOX ISLANDS UP TO THE PRIBILOFS WITH STORM EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SOUTH ACROSS PASY AND ATTU ON SAT NIGHT. THEN THE FRONT STALLS OUT OVER AREAS 14..8. AND 6A SUN AND SUN NIGHT. IF GFS IS RIGHT THEN A STRONG 959 LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO AREA 12B ON THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND IT MOVES NORTHWARD WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS SO THE MIDDLE AND LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE QUITE STORMY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...13 PERCY JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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