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Storm Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 1, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 1, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021227 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 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. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR SUN EVENING AT 965 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 265 NM WEST OF BARROW AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 40 FT SUBSIDING TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 40 FT SUBSIDING TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030039 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF BARROW AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-031500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY ... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY ... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 2 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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 Jan 1, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
500 PM AST SAT JAN 1 2005
.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND NORTHWEST CANADA MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
A 978 MB LOW 400 MILES NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTH IN THE THE
ARCTIC OCEAN SUNDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE COOK INLET TONIGHT AND WILL
DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY.
A 954 MB LOW 150 MILES WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 200 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 180 MILE NORTHWEST OF
CAPE LISBURNE AND WEAKEN TO 972 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...13B.
STORM WARNING...12B, 13A, 14.
GALE WARNING...3A, 5B, 6AB, 8, 12A, 15.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.