Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 105, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 30, 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
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 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 302345 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 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. PKZ199-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB THU AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-311500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 311256 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 460 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA ON FRI AND AND WEAKEN TO 997 BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. VARIABLE 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010051 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 CORRECTED AREA 5A. 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. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 991 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...WEST OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SAND POINT EASTWARD...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-011500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-011500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Mar 30, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED MAR 30 2005
.DISCUSSION...VERY COLD WINTER LIKE PATTERN OVER ALASKA. THE MAIN
COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CENTERED NEAR BETHEL THIS MORNING. THIS
LOW WILL REMAIN BASICALLY IN THE SAME PLACE FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO
AS SYSTEMS SPIN AROUND THE LOW INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. ONE OF
THESE SYSTEMS IS CURRENTLY MOVING INLAND AND SNOWFALL IN EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS TAPERING OFF. THE NEXT SYSTEM CURRENTLY
CENTERED AT 49N 151W IS MOVING NORTHEAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
THE EXTREME NORTHERN GULF...AND THEN WORK ITS WAY WESTWARD AS AN
INVERTED TROUGH. THIS MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT FORECAST...AND
POTENTIALLY FAIRLY HEAVY SNOWS. ONE OF THE MAIN MECHANISMS FOR SNOW
PRODUCTION WILL BE WARM ADVECTION...AS RELATIVELY WARM AND MOIST AIR
FROM THE INVERTED TROUGH PUSHED UP AND OVER THE COLD AIR OVER THE
MAIN LAND. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATER TODAY OVER THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU VALLEY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WORK
SOUTHWESTWARD AND DOWN TO KODIAK ISLAND ON THURSDAY.
VERY LOW HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES WILL CONTINUE OVER ALASKA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK...FOR CONTINUED COLD AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER. MEDIUM RANGE STATISTICAL GUIDANCE (THE GFS MOS) LOOKS A
LITTLE TOO WARM FOR NEXT WEEK...SO HAVE LOWERED TEMPS IN THE
EXTENDED. CONTINUED COLD AIR WILL ALSO ASSURE THAT ANY PRECIP THAT
FALLS WILL BE SNOW...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF CORDOVA AND
VICINITY...WHICH COULD SEE A MIX NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 2B 3A 3B 3C 5A 5B 6A 12A 12A1 12B 13A 13B 14.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 3A 3C 4 4A 5A 5B 6B 8 14 15.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
BL MAR 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC |
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