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Storm Warning 117, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Apr 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 092326 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 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. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1030 MB HIGH WILL MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW MOVES TO 990 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVING TO A SHEMYA TO ADAK LINE MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-101400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-101400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-101400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100350 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 UPDATED FOR AREAS 12A, 12A1, AND 12B MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1030 MB HIGH WILL MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW MOVES TO 990 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVING TO A SHEMYA TO ADAK LINE MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-101400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-101400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-101400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101141 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 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. PKZ199-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-110200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-110200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-110200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 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 Apr 9, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY DRIFT EAST WITH TIME WITH YET ANOTHER UPPER LOW SWINGING IN
FROM THE WEST. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER LEVELS FOR THE NEXT 120
HOURS OVERALL.
SURFACE...A 998 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IS BRINGING
SHOWERY CONDITIONS TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND GENERAL MID TO HIGH
CLOUDINESS TO THE INTERIOR REGIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. IN THE
WEST SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALL ACROSS THE
BERING AND ALEUTIAN REGIONS WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT
36 HOURS.
MODELS...ON THE SURFACE AT 00Z THIS AFTERNOON THE BIG THREE MODELS
ARE FAIRLY CLOSE IN SOLUTIONS. THIS CONTINUES THROUGH 60 HOURS WHEN
THE FIRST SIGN OF MAJOR DIFFERENCES OCCUR. THE UKMET AND NAM DEVELOP
A TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WHERE THE GFS IS SLOWER OVER IN THE
WEST...OVER IN THE GULF A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOTED BY ALL
THE MODELS. IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN EITHER THE NAM OR GFS HANDLE THE
SURFACE IN SIMILAR FASHION THROUGH 84 HOURS. IN THE WEST LIKE THE NAM
BY KEEPING THE SURFACE LOWS TO THE SOUTH OF CHAIN WHICH HAS BEEN THE
TREND FOR THE PAST WEEK. FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE WE HAVE DECIDED ON NAM
FOR THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST PACKAGE. THIS IS BASED ON THE RUN TO RUN
HANDLING OF THE SYSTEMS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. THE GFS HAD AN OFF RUN
LAST NIGHT WITH THE NAM HOLDING COURSE WITH THE SOUTHERN TRACK
SOLUTION.
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS...IN THE EAST...THE MOST PROBLEMS WILL BE FIRST
PERIOD WITH WINDS. OTHERWISE THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE AREAS WILL
REMAIN UNDER WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE FOR GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND
SHOWERY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL INTERIOR. TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL THROUGH THE PERIOD LOOK TO BE RIGHT ALONG WITH CLIMO NORMALS.
NO MAJOR STORMS OR PROBLEMS EXPECTED THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. ...IN
THE WEST...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO WIND
DOWN SUNDAY AND A SHORT LIVED SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE THE EASTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS A BREAK FROM THE NORTH WIND AND SNOW SHOWERS ON
MONDAY. THEN THE NEXT LARGE NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM BRINGS A FRONT AND
ANOTHER LOW INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS ON TUES AND TRACKS IT
TO THE EAST WITH THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 170 171 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
PROTON APR 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr |
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