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Storm Warning 106, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 30, 2005, 7:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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, 7:45 PM AKST (04:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310954 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B 3ABC 4. 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1245 AM THU MAR 3A 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. STRONG GUSTS NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MONDAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW . HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1245 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST SIDE. STRONGEST WINDS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311247 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE SE THROUGH TONIGHT. SECONDARY LOW CENTERS WILL FORM IN THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. BY FRI THE SYSTEM WILL BECOME A COMPLEX LOW AROUND 990 MB ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-010300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ON FRI. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS ENDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW ENDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 PM AKST, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 12:00 PM AKST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST WED MAR 30 2005 .DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH I AM LEANING TOWARD THE GFS. A 978 MB LOW 330 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 MILE SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET AND THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, NEAR ILIAMNA AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW ALONG THE EAST SIDE THE THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY. AREAS OF SNOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THURSDAY. A 983 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 200 MILES NORTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 2B, 3ABC, 5AB, 6AB, 12AB, 13AB, 14. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 7:45 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 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.