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Storm Warning 186, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 21, 2005, 2:50 PM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Oct 21, 2005, 2:50 PM AKDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220351 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 UPDATE TO AREAS 170 171 AND 172. 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. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND THEREAFTER. A FAST MOVING 988 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL MOVE TO A 974 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220700 AAB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 UPDATE TO AREA 155. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND THEREAFTER. A FAST MOVING 988 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL MOVE TO A 974 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1100 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 750 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221208 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 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. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WEAKENS TO 982 MB AND CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY MORNING.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 Oct 21, 10:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 10:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM ADT FRI OCT 21 2005
.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT.
AN UPPER LOW OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND A SECOND UPPER LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MERGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
AND FORM A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH A
TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN BY SUN. A HIGH AMPLITUDE
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON SUN.
SURFACE.
A STRONG LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SATURDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY. A SECOND LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND
WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND SATURDAY AND THEN TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR
SUN. A SMALL BUT INTENSE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL MOVE TO EAST OF
KODIAK SATURDAY AND THEN MERGE WITH THE PRINCE WILLIAM LOW SAT NIGHT.
WEATHER.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE
NORTH GULF WITH THE GULF LOW. SOUTH CENTRAL WILL LIKELY GET THE
FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON SAT NIGHT AND SUN DUE TO LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW AND COOLER AIR MOVING IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST.
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT AND SAT AS THE BERING SEA LOW MOVES INLAND OVER THE AREA.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE BERING SEA...THE
ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SAT BEHIND THE FAST
MOVING CENTRAL BERING LOW. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...THE PRIBILOFS AND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. WIND GUSTS OF 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE ALASKA
PENINSULA.
THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WILL BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY SAT NIGHT AND SUN AS THE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT
BETWEEN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW AND THE BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 181
MARINE...STORM ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 171 410
GALE ZONES 120 130 132 138 172 175 176 179 180 185 350
RHH OCT 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 2:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr |
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